Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Research
Genetic Variability of West Nile Virus in US Blood Donors, 2002–2005
Andriyan Grinev*, Sylvester Daniel*, Susan Stramer†, Susan Rossmann‡, Sally Caglioti§, and Maria Rios*
Table 1
Sequences of 30 West Nile virus isolates from the United States*
| Isolate ID | Year | Geographic location | No. passages in Vero cells† | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDA/HU-02 | 2002 | NY | 3 | AY646354 |
| ARC10–02 | 2002 | MI | 1 | AY795965 |
| ARC12–02 | 2002 | OH | 1 | DQ666453 |
| ARC13–02 | 2002 | MI | 1 | DQ666454 |
| ARC15–02 | 2002 | MI | 1 | DQ666455 |
| ARC16–02 | 2002 | IN | 1 | DQ666456 |
| ARC17–02 | 2002 | GA | 1 | DQ666457 |
| BSL5–03 | 2003 | UT | 1 | DQ005530 |
| BSL9–03 | 2003 | TX | 1 | DQ666458 |
| BSL56–03 | 2003 | ND | 1 | DQ666459 |
| BSL62–03 | 2003 | SD | 2 | DQ666460 |
| BSL114–03 | 2003 | TX | 2 | DQ666461 |
| RMS1–03 | 2003 | MN | 1 | DQ666462 |
| RMS2–03 | 2003 | IN | 1 | DQ666463 |
| RMS3–03 | 2003 | IN | 1 | DQ666464 |
| RMS4–03 | 2003 | IA | 1 | DQ666465 |
| BSL1–04 | 2004 | AZ | 1 | DQ666466 |
| BSL2–04 | 2004 | AZ | 1 | DQ666467 |
| BSL4–04 | 2004 | AZ | 2 | DQ666468 |
| BSL5–04 | 2004 | AZ | 1 | DQ666448 |
| BSL6–04 | 2004 | AZ | 1 | DQ666469 |
| BSL7–04 | 2004 | AZ | 2 | DQ666470 |
| BSL8–04 | 2004 | AZ | 2 | DQ666471 |
| GCTX1 | 2005 | TX | 1 | DQ666449 |
| GCTX2 | 2005 | TX | 1 | DQ666450 |
| BSL2–05 | 2005 | SD | 1 | DQ666452 |
| BSL6–05 | 2005 | AZ | 1 | DQ666472 |
| BSL9–05 | 2005 | TX | 1 | DQ666473 |
| BSL10–05 | 2005 | LA | 1 | DQ666474 |
| BSL13–05 | 2005 | AZ | 1 | DQ666451 |
*Isolates in boldface have been completely sequenced.
†Indicates passage of viral isolate from which RNA extracts were used to obtain the genomic sequence.
