Table 4.

Host range preferences for the rotavirus P genotypes and HBGAs glycol-receptors.

P Genogroup	P Genotype	Animals				Human				HBGAs Preference
P[I]	P[1]									Sialic acid-dependent
	P[2]
	P[3]
	P[5]
	P[7]
	P[10]
	P[12]–[13]
	P[15]–[16]
	P[18]
	P[20]–[24]
	P[26]–[29]
	P[32]–[34]
P[II]	P[4]									Type 1 precursors, H-type 1 and Lewis b P[6] binds only H-type 1
	P[6]
	P[8]
	P[19]
P[III]	P[9]									A-type antigen
	P[14]
	P[25]
P[IV]	P[11]									Type 2 precursors
P[V]	P[17]									-
	P[30]–[31]
	P[35]

Colour intensity shows the preference infected host by the corresponding genotype. The darker green indicates a strong host preference while the lighter green indicates a weak host preference for each of the corresponding genotypes.