Table 2.
Nucleotide sequence identities of sapovirus (SaV) strains detected in acute gastroenteritis cases
| Nucleotide identity (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaV genotype (n) | Prototype strain | Within study strains | With prototype strain | Maximum identity with reference strain | |
| GI.1 (2) | Sapporo/1982/JP | 99·3 | 99·3 | 99·5–99·8 | FJ214044 (Russia) |
| GI.3 (1) | Stockholm318/97/SE | – | 90·5 | 100 | LC071859 (Japan), AB518059 (Thailand) |
| GI.5 (1) | Yokote1/06/JP | – | 96·5 | 99·3 | AY538716 (Russia) |
| GII.1 (9) | London/1992/UK | 96·1–99·3 | 95·5–96·3 | 97·8–98·5 |
AJ249939 (UK) AY237419 (Thailand) |
| GII.4 (2) | Kumamoto6/JP | 99·5 | 91·6 | 98·5–99 | KP067444 (Philippines) |
| GIV.1 (2) | Hou7-1181/US/1990 | 100 | 95·4 | 99·7 | HM800919 (USA) |
| GV.1 (2) | Arg39/Argentina/1995 | 100 | 96·4 | 99·5 | AJ786352 (Japan), AY646856 (Thailand) |