Molecular characterization of partial fusion gene and C-terminus extension length of haemagglutinin-neuraminidase gene of recently isolated Newcastle disease virus isolates in Malaysia

Table 1 Number of nucleotide and amino acid substitutions and Ka/Ks ratio of in the current Malaysian NDV isolates.

NDV Isolates	No. of nucleotide substitution*	No. of amino acid substitution*	Non-synonymous substitution rate (KA)	Synonymous substitution rate (KS)	Ratio (KA/KS)
MB061/06	55	21	0.081	0.306	0.265
MB043/06	37	8	0.030	0.276	0.109
MB016/07	29	9	0.028	0.202	0.139
MB064/05	22	5	0.014	0.173	0.081
MB076/05	24	8	0.032	0.144	0.222
MB047/05	18	4	0.018	0.126	0.143
MB091/05	34	9	0.032	0.242	0.132
MB093/05	34	9	0.032	0.242	0.132
MB095/05	35	9	0.032	0.252	0.127
MB128/04	34	9	0.032	0.242	0.132
MB085/05	18	4	0.014	0.134	0.104

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