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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Virol. 2020 Dec 13;134:104718. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104718

Table 4.

Comparison of BLAST (NCBI or against reference (ref) sequences), Norovirus Typing Tool and HuCaT for typing of norovirus and sapovirus.

NCBI BLAST BLAST-ref Norovirus Typing Tool HuCaT
Speed Medium Fast Medium Fastest
Accuracy of typing Low High High High
Curated references No Yes Yes Yes
Genotype report No No Yes Yes
Built-in genotyping criteria No No Yes Yes
Alignment and dendrogram No No Brief Detailed
Updates Daily User defined Irregular Frequent