Table 2 Percentage (%) similarity at nucleotide and amino acid levels of HAdV1, HAdV2, and HAdV5 strains in this study.

From: Genomic analyses of human adenoviruses unravel novel recombinant genotypes associated with severe infections in pediatric patients

Region

% Similarity at

HAdV1 (N = 3)

HAdV2 (N = 9)

HAdV5 (N = 2)

Penton

Nucleotide

98.90–99.94

99.36–100

97.80

Amino acid

98.61–99.83

99.47–100

98.26

Hexon

Nucleotide

99.79–99.97

98.69–100

96.75

Amino acid

100

99.79–100

98.74

Fiber

Nucleotide

99.20–99.66

99.71–100

98.17

Amino acid

98.80–99.14

99.66–100

97.76

  1. The penton base, hexon and fiber were chosen because they play an important role in determining tissue tropism.
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