Table 2.

Percentage (%) similarity at nucleotide and amino acid levels of HAdV1, HAdV2, and HAdV5 strains in this study.

Region	% Similarity at	HAdV1 (N = 3)	HAdV2 (N = 9)	HAdV5 (N = 2)
Penton	Nucleotide	98.90–99.94	99.36–100	97.80
	Amino acid	98.61–99.83	99.47–100	98.26
Hexon	Nucleotide	99.79–99.97	98.69–100	96.75
	Amino acid	100	99.79–100	98.74
Fiber	Nucleotide	99.20–99.66	99.71–100	98.17
	Amino acid	98.80–99.14	99.66–100	97.76

The penton base, hexon and fiber were chosen because they play an important role in determining tissue tropism.