From: The biased nucleotide composition of the HIV genome: a constant factor in a highly variable virus
HIV-1 group/subtype | Number of genomes analyseda | Average nucleotide composition % 1983-1997b | Range | Number of full-length genomes analysed | Average nucleotide composition % 1998-2009b | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M, subtype Ac | 24 | A 36.5 | 35.8-36.9 | 38 | A 36.6 | 36.3-36.9 |
 |  | C 17.5 | 17.3-17.8 |  | C 17.5 | 17.0-17.7 |
 |  | G 23.8 | 23.3-24.4 |  | G 23.8 | 23.4-24.2 |
 |  | U 22.3 | 21.8-22.6 |  | U 22.1 | 21.8-22.5 |
M, subtype Bd | 16 | A 36.7 | 36.5-37.0 | 25 | A 36.7 | 36.3-37.0 |
 |  | C 17.4 | 17.1-17.7 |  | C 17.4 | 17.1-17.7 |
 |  | G 23.7 | 23.5-24.0 |  | G 23.7 | 23.4-24.1 |
 |  | U 22.2 | 22.0-22.4 |  | U 22.3 | 22.1-22.5 |
N e | 2 | A 35.7 | 35.6-35.8 | 6 | A 36.1 | 36.0-36.4 |
 |  | C 17.7 | 17.6-17.9 |  | C 17.5 | 17.2-17.9 |
 |  | G 24.2 | 24.1-24.3 |  | G 23.9 | 23.9-24.1 |
 |  | U 22.3 | 22.2-22.3 |  | U 22.2 | 22.0-22,4 |
O d | 4 | A 35.4 | 35.0-35.8 | 3 | A 35.3 | 34.8-36.1 |
 |  | C 18.7 | 18.6-18.8 |  | C 18.8 | 18.3-19.1 |
 |  | G 23.7 | 23.5-24.2 |  | G 23.8 | 23.3-24.1 |
 |  | U 22.2 | 21.9-22.4 |  | U 22.1 | 21.9-22.3 |
P f | 0 | NA | NA | 2 | A 34.1 | 33.9-34.4 |
 |  |  |  |  | C 18.4 | 18.3-18.5 |
 |  |  |  |  | G 24.5 | 24.4-24.6 |
 |  |  |  |  | U 22.4 | 22.2-22.6 |