Table 6.
Susceptibility of marine mammal species under study to SARS-CoV-2.
| Order | Species | IUCN Status | No. Non-Conservative Replacements | No. Residues Identical to Human | Mutations * | Predicted Susceptibility to SARS-CoV 2 Based on Amino Acidy Similarity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Cetacea | B. physalus |
VU (med, 2010) (VU it, 2013) |
1 | 20 | D30Q, Y41H, Q42E, L79I, M82T | High |
| Cetacea | P. macrocephalus |
EN (med, 2006) (EN it, 2013) |
2 | 22 | D30Q, L79T, M82T | Medium | |
| Cetacea | Z. cavirostris |
DD (med, 2006) (DD it, 2013) |
2 | 20 | S19P, Q24K, D30Q, L79T, M82T | Medium | |
| Cetacea | G. melas |
DD (med, 2010) (DD it, 2013) |
1 | 20 | Q24R, D30Q, H34R, L79I, M82T | High | |
| Cetacea | T. truncatus |
VU (med, 2009) (NT it, 2013) |
1 | 20 | Q24R, D30Q, H34R, L79I, M82T | High | |
| Cetacea | Orcinus orca | DD (med, 2019) | 1 | 20 | Q24R, D30Q, H34R, L79I, M82T | High | |
| Cetacea | S. coeruleoalba |
VU (med, 2010) (LC it, 2013) |
1 | 20 | Q24R, D30Q, H34R, L79I, M82T | High | |
| Irregular | Cetacea | B. acutorostrata | LC (gl 2018) | 1 | 21 | D30Q, Q42R, L79I, M82T | High |
| Cetacea | M. novaengliae | LC (gl. 2018) | 1 | 21 | D30Q, H34R, Q42E, M82T | High |
* In red we highlight non conservative replacement.