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. Miller
Table 3
Pairwise comparison of full-length nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the small segment of Kupe virus with other nairoviruses*
| Virus | Kupe | Dugbe ArD44313 | Dugbe ArD16095 | Dugbe KT281/75 | Dugbe IbH11480 | Dugbe IbAr1792 | NSDV | HAZV | CCHFV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kupe | 69.3 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 68.8 | 69.1 | 65.1 | 60.4 | 61.2 | |
| Dugbe ArD44313 | 75.2 | 99.3 | 91.1 | 98.9 | 99.1 | 63.6 | 60.0 | 59.6 | |
| Dugbe ArD16095 | 75.2 | 99.4 | 91.7 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 64.1 | 59.9 | 59.6 | |
| Dugbe KT281/75 | 74.9 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 91.0 | 90.9 | 63.3 | 59.1 | 59.0 | |
| Dugbe IbH11480 | 74.9 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 98.6 | 99.4 | 63.7 | 59.6 | 60.3 | |
| Dugbe IbAr1792 | 75.5 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 98.3 | 99.8 | 63.8 | 59.6 | 60.1 | |
| NSDV | 64.0 | 59.9 | 60.1 | 59.5 | 59.9 | 60.1 | 63.5 | 63.1 | |
| HAZV | 57.6 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.3 | 55.7 | 55.9 | 63.2 | 60.4 | |
| CCHFV | 57.5 | 56.4 | 56.2 | 56.4 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 62.7 | 59.5 |
*Nucleotide identity (%) is shown above the diagonal, and amino acid identity (%) is shown below the diagonal. NSDV, Nairobi sheep disease virus; HAZV, Hazara virus; CCHFV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
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