Comparisons of the M1 genome segments and encoded μ2 proteins of different reovirus isolates

Table 2 Pairwise comparisons of M1 genome segment and μ2 protein sequences from different reovirus isolates

	Identity (%) compared with reovirus isolate^a
Virus isolate	T1L^b	T1L^c	T2J	T3D^d	T3D^e	T1C11	T1C29	T1N84	T2N84	T2S59	T3C12	T3C18	T3C44	T3N83
T1L^b	--	99.9^f	80.8	98.6	98.8	99.2	98.0	98.4	98.8	96.3	98.8	99.0	98.0	98.2
T1L^c	99.9 ^f	--	81.0	98.8	98.9	99.3	98.1	98.5	98.9	96.2	98.9	99.2	98.1	98.4
T2J	71.6	71.6	--	80.0	80.2	80.4	80.3	80.2	80.4	81.5	80.2	80.3	80.3	80.4
T3D^d	97.8	97.9	70.9	--	99.6	98.6	97.4	97.8	98.2	95.5	99.6	98.5	97.4	98.0
T3D^e	97.9	98.0	71.0	99.7	--	98.8	97.6	98.0	98.4	95.7	100	98.6	97.6	98.1
T1C11	98.7	98.7	71.3	97.1	97.1	--	98.0	98.4	98.8	96.1	98.8	99.6	98.0	98.8
T1C29	96.3	96.4	71.1	95.8	95.8	95.5	--	97.3	97.8	95.7	97.6	97.8	100	97.0
T1N84	96.3	96.3	70.8	95.7	95.8	95.9	94.5	--	98.5	95.7	98.0	98.2	97.3	97.4
T2N84	97.1	97.1	71.0	96.5	96.6	96.7	95.4	96.5	--	96.2	98.4	98.6	97.8	97.8
T2S59	89.8	89.9	71.3	89.2	89.3	89.2	89.4	89.1	89.7	--	95.7	95.9	95.7	95.1
T3C12	97.8	97.9	71.0	99.7	99.9+	97.2	95.7	95.7	96.6	89.3	--	98.6	97.6	98.1
T3C18	98.8	98.9	71.2	97.3	97.4	99.4	95.8	95.8	96.8	89.4	97.4	--	97.8	98.6
T3C44	96.5	96.6	71.1	95.9	95.9	95.7	99.7	94.6	95.5	89.4	95.9	96.0	--	97.0
T3N83	97.7	97.8	71.4	96.4	96.4	98.6	94.7	94.9	95.8	88.5	96.4	98.4	95.0	--

^a Abbreviations defined in text.
^b T1L M1 and μ2 sequences for the Brown laboratory clone [31]; GenBank accession no. X59945).
^c T1L M1 and μ2 sequences for the Nibert laboratory clone [23]; GenBank accession no. AF461682) and the Coombs laboratory clone (this study).
^d T3D M1 and μ2 sequences for the Joklik laboratory clone [30]; GenBank accession no. M27261), and the Cashdollar laboratory clone [23]; GenBank accession no. AF461684).
^e T3D M1 and μ2 sequences for the Nibert laboratory clone [23]; GenBank accession no. AF461683) and the Coombs laboratory clone (this study).
^f Values for M1-gene sequence comparisons are shown below the diagonal, in bold; values for μ2-protein sequence comparisons are shown above the diagonal.

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