Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013
Dispatch
Novel Poxvirus in Big Brown Bats, Northwestern United States
Ginny L. Emerson
, Robert Nordhausen, Michael M. Garner, John R. Huckabee, Steven Johnson, Ron D. Wohrle, Whitni B. Davidson, Kimberly Wilkins, Yu Li, Jeffrey B. Doty, Nadia F. Gallardo-Romero, Maureen G. Metcalfe, Kevin L. Karem, Inger K. Damon, and Darin S. Carroll
, Robert Nordhausen, Michael M. Garner, John R. Huckabee, Steven Johnson, Ron D. Wohrle, Whitni B. Davidson, Kimberly Wilkins, Yu Li, Jeffrey B. Doty, Nadia F. Gallardo-Romero, Maureen G. Metcalfe, Kevin L. Karem, Inger K. Damon, and Darin S. Carroll
Table
Distance matrix of percentage identity for 24 poxviruses based on amino acid sequence alignment of 7 open reading frames*
| Virus | MYX | RFV | SWP | GTP | SPP | LSD | DPV | YLD | YMT | EPP | CTV | CPX | ECT | HSP | SKP | VAR | RAC | VPX | MOC | CNP | FWP | CRV | BPS | ORF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYX | 86.7 | 70.5 | 71.2 | 79.1 | 70.8 | 69.5 | 70.3 | 66.5 | 64.0 | 63.5 | 65.4 | 64.9 | 68.7 | 66.1 | 66.5 | 58.4 | 67.8 | 56.3 | 53.6 | 60.9 | 57.7 | 59.4 | 58.6 | |
| RFV | 90.9 | 71.1 | 71.5 | 71.6 | 70.6 | 70.2 | 70.7 | 67.2 | 64.9 | 64.6 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 68.2 | 66.9 | 66.5 | 58.9 | 68.0 | 54.9 | 54.6 | 61.6 | 56.3 | 58.0 | 57.2 | |
| SWP | 78.2 | 77.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 74.5 | 75.1 | 74.2 | 70.2 | 71.0 | 70.1 | 68.2 | 67.9 | 70.9 | 70.1 | 69.4 | 61.5 | 73.7 | 50.8 | 56.5 | 64.3 | 51.0 | 52.4 | 52.2 | |
| GTP | 79.1 | 78.0 | 79.1 | 97.8 | 93.2 | 75.7 | 79.4 | 71.0 | 71.1 | 70.2 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 70.8 | 69.4 | 68.9 | 61.1 | 71.0 | 50.5 | 56.4 | 63.9 | 51.1 | 52.4 | 51.9 | |
| SPP | 79.1 | 78.0 | 79.1 | 98.8 | 93.0 | 75.7 | 79.6 | 71.7 | 71.1 | 70.2 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 70.8 | 69.5 | 68.9 | 61.1 | 71.0 | 50.2 | 56.4 | 64.0 | 51.0 | 52.3 | 51.8 | |
| LSD | 78.3 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 93.9 | 93.9 | 79.3 | 74.3 | 71.2 | 71.6 | 70.7 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 69.9 | 68.9 | 68.4 | 60.8 | 69.7 | 51.0 | 55.8 | 63.6 | 50.5 | 52.0 | 51.6 | |
| DPV | 78.4 | 78.1 | 79.2 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 83.8 | 74.5 | 71.7 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 70.2 | 69.5 | 60.0 | 61.4 | 70.4 | 51.1 | 55.6 | 63.6 | 49.9 | 51.7 | 51.6 | |
| YLD | 77.8 | 77.2 | 78.0 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 78.3 | 79.1 | 80.1 | 70.3 | 68.9 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 70.8 | 69.4 | 69.0 | 61.3 | 71.1 | 50.8 | 56.4 | 63.9 | 51.2 | 52.7 | 52.1 | |
| YMT | 73.5 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 74.6 | 74.6 | 74.3 | 75.3 | 86.0 | 71.7 | 70.3 | 66.3 | 65.9 | 66.6 | 67.4 | 67.3 | 59.2 | 66.9 | 53.7 | 54.5 | 62.0 | 49.5 | 52.2 | 51.8 | |
| EPP | 70.4 | 70.4 | 71.3 | 71.7 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 72.3 | 71.4 | 71.9 | 75.1 | 67.5 | 67.2 | 67.8 | 69.1 | 68.5 | 61.4 | 68.5 | 50.8 | 55.1 | 63.2 | 45.9 | 48.4 | 48.6 | |
| CTV | 68.9 | 69.0 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.9 | 69.5 | 70.2 | 73.0 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.8 | 66.1 | 65.4 | 58.4 | 65.5 | 50.3 | 54.4 | 61.8 | 46.4 | 48.8 | 48.8 | |
| CPX | 68.2 | 68.3 | 69.0 | 68.9 | 68.8 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 68.8 | 68.9 | 64.4 | 93.7 | 90.6 | 82.7 | 90.4 | 74.4 | 82.4 | 53.4 | 54.7 | 61.6 | 51.7 | 54.4 | 54.0 | |
| ECT | 67.6 | 67.9 | 68.7 | 68.3 | 68.2 | 68.3 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 68.5 | 68.8 | 64.2 | 95.0 | 90.3 | 82.7 | 90.0 | 74.3 | 82.5 | 53.2 | 54.8 | 61.4 | 51.5 | 54.3 | 53.8 | |
| HSP | 72.7 | 71.4 | 72.6 | 72.8 | 72.7 | 72.1 | 72.8 | 73.2 | 69.2 | 69.2 | 64.9 | 90.5 | 90.2 | 83.9 | 92.0 | 74.7 | 85.0 | 53.3 | 55.2 | 62.8 | 53.5 | 55.6 | 55.0 | |
| SKP | 69.7 | 69.6 | 70.9 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.9 | 70.6 | 69.1 | 69.6 | 64.9 | 87.7 | 87.3 | 89.1 | 87.5 | 78.0 | 88.7 | 53.0 | 55.9 | 66.8 | 52.0 | 59.4 | 57.9 | |
| VAR | 69.2 | 69.1 | 70.4 | 69.9 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 64.7 | 90.2 | 90.0 | 91.8 | 93.8 | 74.4 | 83.4 | 55.6 | 52.0 | 68.2 | 52.5 | 59.1 | 60.3 | |
| RAC | 62.1 | 62.1 | 63.1 | 62.8 | 62.7 | 62.8 | 63.5 | 63.0 | 62.2 | 63.5 | 58.9 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 80.7 | 82.0 | 80.2 | 77.7 | 47.3 | 51.6 | 55.4 | 45.3 | 48.0 | 47.4 | |
| VPX | 71.5 | 70.9 | 75.3 | 72.2 | 72.1 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 72.5 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 64.7 | 87.1 | 86.6 | 90.3 | 91.1 | 88.2 | 82.3 | 52.7 | 55.8 | 63.1 | 52.9 | 54.6 | 54.3 | |
| MOC | 59.1 | 59.0 | 58.8 | 58.9 | 58.8 | 58.8 | 59.3 | 59.2 | 59.3 | 59.2 | 56.8 | 59.3 | 59.0 | 59.4 | 59.3 | 59.1 | 54.5 | 59.0 | 45.8 | 52.2 | 62.2 | 65.2 | 65.1 | |
| CNP | 52.2 | 52.4 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 52.2 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 52.2 | 50.4 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 65.6 | 45.4 | 45.2 | 44.9 | |
| FWP | 59.8 | 59.8 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 59.2 | 58.4 | 57.5 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 59.2 | 62.7 | 63.9 | 52.6 | 59.2 | 57.5 | 70.8 | 52.7 | 55.9 | 57.3 | |
| CRV | 56.3 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.2 | 55.3 | 55.8 | 53.3 | 52.9 | 52.0 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 55.3 | 54.5 | 54.0 | 47.3 | 55.2 | 53.9 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 64.4 | 64.0 | |
| BPS | 59.2 | 59.0 | 58.5 | 58.3 | 58.2 | 58.1 | 58.7 | 58.3 | 57.3 | 56.8 | 55.3 | 57.8 | 57.6 | 59.3 | 64.1 | 63.3 | 52.3 | 59.2 | 56.9 | 47.1 | 58.8 | 52.1 | 88.4 | |
| ORF | 58.5 | 58.1 | 58.0 | 57.7 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 58.1 | 57.7 | 56.8 | 56.7 | 54.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 58.5 | 62.5 | 63.8 | 51.7 | 58.5 | 56.6 | 47.1 | 59.6 | 52.0 | 88.7 |
*Values above the diagonal are for nucleotide comparisons and values below the diagonal are for amino acid comparisons. MYX, myxoma virus; RFV, rabbit fibroma virus; SWP, swinepox virus; GTP, goatpox virus; SPP, sheeppox virus; LSD, lumpy skin disease virus; DPV, deerpox virus; YLD, Yaba-like disease virus; YMT, Yaba monkey tumor virus; EPP, Eptesipox virus; CTV, Cotia virus; CPX, cowpox virus; ECT, Ectromelia virus; HSP, horsepox virus; SKP, skunkpox virus; VAR, variola virus; RAC, raccoonpox virus; VPX, volepoxvirus; MOC, Molluscum contagiosum virus; CNP, canarypox virus; FWP, fowlpox virus; CRV, crocodilepox virus; BPS, bovine papular stomatitis virus; ORF, Orf virus.
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