Volume 9, Number 12—December 2003
Dispatch
West Nile Virus in Mexico: Evidence of Widespread Circulation since July 2002.
José G. Estrada-Franco*, Roberto Navarro-Lopez†, David W.C. Beasley*, Lark L. Coffey*, Anne-Sophie Carrara*, Amelia Travassos da Rosa*, Tamara Clements‡, Eryu Wang*, George V. Ludwig‡, Arturo Campomanes Cortes†, Pedro Paz Ramirez†, Robert B. Tesh*, Alan D.T. Barrett*, and Scott C. Weaver*
Table 2
Nucleotide and deduced amino acid differences in the prM-E gene region between the prototype New York (382-99) and Mexican (TM171-03) West Nile virus strains
| Nucleotide (amino acid)a | Strain 382-99 | Strain TM171-03 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 483 |
C |
U |
|
| 858 |
C |
U |
|
| 887 (prM141) |
U (Ile) |
C (Thr) |
|
| 1137 |
C |
U |
|
| 1432 (E156) |
U (Ser) |
C (Pro) |
|
| 1626 |
C |
U |
|
| 2328 |
C |
U |
|
| 2388 |
C |
U |
|
| 2466 | C | U | |
aNucleotide numbering used for the New York flamingo 382-99 sequence (Genbank accession no. AF196835); locations of encoded amino acid differences are shown in parentheses.
