Volume 20, Number 6—June 2014
Dispatch
Novel Human Bufavirus Genotype 3 in Children with Severe Diarrhea, Bhutan
Takaaki Yahiro, Sonam Wangchuk, Kinlay Tshering, Purushotam Bandhari, Sangay Zangmo, Tshering Dorji, Karchung Tshering, Takashi Matsumoto, Akira Nishizono, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, and Kamruddin Ahmed
Table 2
Comparison of the length of the nucleotide sequences of nearly complete genome, 5′ UTR, NS1, VP1, VP2, and 3′ UTR of strains of different bufavirus genotypes, Bhutan, 2010-2012*†
| Strain | Genotype | Total | 5′ UTR | NS1 | VP1 | VP2 | 3′ UTR | TAGTTGATAAGT | TAGTTTATAAGT | TAGTTTATAAAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTN-63 | BuV3 | 4,733 | ND | 2,022 | 2,133 | 1,719 | 224 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| BTN-109 | BuV3 | 4,734 | ND | 2,022 | 2,133 | 1,719 | 225 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| BTN-310 |
BuV3 |
4,766 |
ND |
2,022 |
2,133 |
1,719 |
259 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| BF.96 | BuV1 | 4,912 | 18 | 2,016 | 2,124 | 1,710 | 400 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| BF.86 | BuV1 | 4,822 | 1 | 2,016 | 2,124 | 1,710 | 327 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| BF.7 |
BuV1 |
4,822 |
1 |
2,016 |
2,124 |
1,710 |
327 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| BF.39 | BuV2 | 4,562 | ND | 2,022 | 2,124 | 1,710 | 62 | ND | ND | ND |
*NS, nucleotide sequence; UTR, untranslated region; VP, viral protein; ND, no data:sequence could not be determined.
†Only partial sequence of 3′ UTR regions have been achieved in all strains. Nucleotide sequence of 5′ UTR of BuV strains from samples from Bhutan could not be determined.
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