Table 3 Predicted epitopes of the reference strains for each genotype.

From: Molecular Evolution of the Capsid Gene in Norovirus Genogroup I

Genotype

Strain (GenBank accession No.)

Position

Predicted epitopes

GI.1

Norwalk/1968/US (M87661)

32–43

AMDPVAGSSTAV

  

316–325

APIGFPDLGG

  

377–388

SPPSHPSGSQVD

  

480–496

FLTCVPNGASSGPQQLP

GI.2

Southampton/1991/UK (L07418)

33–45

MEPVAGPTTAVAT

  

413–423

AANLAPPVFPP

  

437–448

PGPNNRSAPNDV

  

501–511

NGVGAGPQQLP

GI.3

Desert Shield395/1990/UK (U04469)

314–326

YHAFESPAPIGFP

GI.4

Chiba 407/1987/JP (AB022679)

29–43

DPIPIDPVAGSSTAL

  

157–167

PVEVPLEDVRN

  

317–327

APAPAGFPDLG

  

386–397

TSPPSDSGGANT

  

435–445

IPGPNQSGSPN

  

501–510

SSSTGPQQLP

  

529–539

PVGTAGPARGR

GI.5

Musgrove/1989/UK (AJ277614)

9–19

TPSADGANGAG

  

29–41

EPLPLDPVAGAST

  

319–329

APTGFPDLGTS

  

436–447

IPGPNTAHKPNL

GI.6

BS5/1997/DE (AF093797)

312–325

PFVPLESPAPVGFP

GI.7

Winchester/1994/UK (AJ277609)

28–41

AEPLPLEPVVGAAT

  

189–200

LRAGGASSGTDP

  

314–326

YHAFESPAPLGFP

  

392–402

GARVDPWKIPS

  

495–506

PNTGGGPQNLPT

GI.8

Boxer/2001/US (AF538679)

189–200

LRSGGASSGTDP

  

342–353

PTELSTGDPSGK

  

441–453

TVSNPKVPCTLPQ

  

499–509

PNAGGGPQTLP

GI.9

Vancouver730/2004/CAN (HQ637267)

20–33

QLVPENNNTSEPIN

  

318–334

HAFESPAPLGFPDFGDG

  

351–366

NDPVVVGNVQPYNPQF

  

374–385

VVENPTPDQVAT

  1. The predicted epitopes in the P2 domain are indicated by bold type and underlined.
  2. Common epitopes are indicated by grey shading.