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Table 4 Nucleotide and amino acid sequence comparison of the eight WNV isolates collected in Florida during 2005.

From: Diversification of West Nile virus in a subtropical region

 

No. nucleotide bases

 

Gene

Analyzed

Variable

Informative*

Mean Nucleotide Distance (%)

Envelope

1296

72

17

0.46

NS3/4A

1611

85

22

0.49

 

No. amino acid residues

 

Gene

Analyzed

Variable

Informative*

Mean Amino Acid Distance (%)

Envelope

432

23

7

0.50

NS3/4A

537

17

3

0.22

  1. *Phylogenetically informative (differences occurring in two or more isolates) nucleotide and amino acid sites.