Table 3

PTLV evolutionary rate and time-scale calculated with a Bayesian relaxed molecular clock using 1st + 2nd codon positions of concatenated gag-pol-env-tax genes and tax only1.

Clade

gag-pol-env-tax

tax(630-bp)


Mean Posterior

Substitution Rate2

6.29 × 10-7

(3.29 × 10-7 - 9.53 × 10-7)

5.36 × 10-7

(3.21 × 10-7 - 8.1 × 10-7)


PTLV root

323,887

(147,042 - 529,980)

191,759

(88,914 - 299,436)

MarB43/PTLV-1

102,708

(58,833 - 109,552)

77,259

(45,899 - 118,645)

PTLV-13

53,896

(38,355 - 76,651)

49,211

(39,783 - 59,155)

HTLV-4/PTLV-2

242,627

(77,653 - 305,591)

110,122

(46,324 - 180,712)

PTLV-2

107,191

(41,349 - 182,273)

67,460

(29,660 - 111,773)

STLV-2

42,350

(11,650 - 87,100)

31,018

(8,744 - 56,742)

HTLV-2

25,346

(14,419 - 40,104)

20,982

(13,591 - 27,792)

HTLV-2a, b4

21,492

(14,426 - 28,212)

20,947

(13,703 - 27,783)

PTLV-3

120,574

(52,894 - 201,260)

75,795

(34,342 - 127,209)

PTLV-3a/3b

54,953

(26,648 - 102,445)

41,524

(17,149 - 68,097)

PTLV-3c/3d

ND5

18,452

(4,386 - 36,666)

PTLV-3d/3a+3b

115,117

(52,822 - 200,926)

ND


1. The tMRCA is the median Bayesian estimate in years ago (ya); 95% HPD intervals are given in parentheses. ND = not determined.

2. Substitutions/site/year

3. The tMRCA for this node was constrained by using a uniform distribution prior of 40,000-60,000 ya.

4. The tMRCA for this node was constrained by using a uniform distribution prior of 15,000-30,000 ya.

5. The complete genome of STLV-3c is currently not available.

Sintasath et al. Retrovirology 2009 6:97   doi:10.1186/1742-4690-6-97

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