Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Research
Kupe Virus, a New Virus in the Family Bunyaviridae, Genus Nairovirus, Kenya
Mary Crabtree
, Rosemary Sang, and Barry R. Miller
, Rosemary Sang, and Barry R. MillerTable 6
Nucleotide and amino acid sequence comparisons between fragments of Kupe and Dugbe viruses*
| Segment and virus | Virus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (428 nt) | Kupe |
Dugbe, Kenya, 1999 |
Other Dugbe† |
| Kupe | 68.8–70.9 | 69.2–70.9 | |
| Dugbe, 1999, Kenya | 67.6–69.7 | 89.3–97.9 | |
| Other Dugbe† |
69.0 |
95.8–100.0 |
|
| Medium (308 nt) | Kupe |
Dugbe, Kenya, 1999 |
Dugbe ArD44313 |
| Kupe | 63.9–65.2 | 65.8 | |
| Dugbe, 1999, Kenya | 61.8–64.7 | 86.8–92.3 | |
| Dugbe ArD44313 |
63.7 |
93.1–98.0 |
|
| Large (603 nt) | Kupe |
Dugbe, Kenya, 1999 |
Dugbe ArD44313 |
| Kupe | 81.8–82.4 | 81.3 | |
| Dugbe, 1999, Kenya | 94.5–96.0 | 91.0–92.0 | |
| Dugbe ArD44313 | 94.5 | 96.0–98.0 | |
*Nucleotide identity (%) is shown above the diagonal, and amino acid identity (%) is shown below the diagonal.
†Dugbe viruses listed in Table 1.
