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Table 4 Pairwise distances and homology of RSV and HRV strains based on nucleotide sequences

From: A molecular epidemiological study of respiratory viruses detected in Japanese children with acute wheezing illness

 

Homology (%)

 

Pairwise distance

 

Virus

All strains*

Present strains**

All strains*

Present strains**

RSV-A

82.0 - 100

83.5 - 100

0.063 ± 0.043

0.035 ± 0.034

RSV-B

74.2 - 100

92.8 - 100

0.060 ± 0.040

0.029 ± 0.014

HRV-A

66.4 - 100

66.5 - 100

0.202 ± 0.031

0.200 ± 0.038

HRV-B

68.1 - 100

99.5 - 100

0.204 ± 0.039

0.002 ± 0.003

HRV-C

41.0 - 100

52.2 - 100

0.263 ± 0.069

0.254 ± 0.077

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. RSV-A, Respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A
  3. RSV-B, Respiratory syncytial virus subgroup B
  4. HRV-A, Human rhinovirus species A
  5. HRV-B, Human rhinovirus species B
  6. HRV-C, Human rhinovirus species C
  7. * All strains: reference strains plus the strains detected in the present study.
  8. ** Present strains: viruses detected in the present study.
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