Volume 8, Number 12—December 2002
Dispatch
New Variant of Varicella-Zoster Virus
Graham A. Tipples*
, Gwen M. Stephens†, Chris Sherlock†, Margrit Bowler†, Benny Hoy‡, Darrel Cook‡, and Charles Grose§
, Gwen M. Stephens†, Chris Sherlock†, Margrit Bowler†, Benny Hoy‡, Darrel Cook‡, and Charles Grose§Table
Amino acid sequences of VZV strains Dumas, MSP and BC in the 3B3 monoclonal antibody epitopea
| Codon | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | |
| Dumas | D | Q | R | Q | Y | G | D | V | F | K | G | D |
| VZV-MSP | N | Q | R | Q | Y | G | D | V | F | K | G | D |
| VZV-BC | N | Q | R | Q | Y | G | D | V | F | K | G | D |
aVZV-BC, varicella-zoster virus found in British Columbia; VZV-MSP, varicella-zoster virus glycoprotein E mutant virus.
