Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011
Dispatch
Novel Sylvatic Rabies Virus Variant in Endangered Golden Palm Civet, Sri Lanka
Takashi Matsumoto, Kamruddin Ahmed
, Omala Wimalaratne, Susilakanthi Nanayakkara, Devika Perera, Dushantha Karunanayake, and Akira Nishizono
, Omala Wimalaratne, Susilakanthi Nanayakkara, Devika Perera, Dushantha Karunanayake, and Akira NishizonoTable 1
Percentage identity shared between genes of 2 rabies virus strains from Sri Lanka, H-08-1320 and H-1413-09, by gene coding region*
| Gene | H-1413-09 |
H-08-1320 |
% Identity |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding region | Start codon, stop codon | Coding region | Start codon, stop codon | Nucleotide | Amino acid | |||
| N | 71–1,423 | ATG, TGA | 71–1,423 | ATG, TGA | 99.1 | 97.1 | ||
| P | 1,514–2,404 | ATG, TGA | 1,514–2,404 | ATG, TGA | 99.1 | 97.5 | ||
| M | 2,496–3,104 | ATG, TAA | 2,497–3,105 | ATG, TAA | 98.0 | 96.9 | ||
| G | 3,317–4,891 | ATG, TGA | 3,318–4,892 | ATG, TGA | 98.7 | 97.4 | ||
| L | 5,407–11,793 | ATG, TGA | 5,408–11,794 | ATG, TAA | 99.0 | 97.0 | ||
*H-08-1320 is a human strain typical of canine rabies virus circulating in Sri Lanka; H-1413-09 is a novel sylvatic rabies virus variant from a golden palm civet in Sri Lanka.
