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Table 1 Number of retroelement-identical sequences in CoV genomes dependent on sequence length (12 – 27 bp, based on 100% sequence identity (alignment by nucmer). Underlines indicate the highest score at the respective cut-off

From: SARS-CoV-2 and human retroelements: a case for molecular mimicry?

CoV

Genbank ID

RE-identical sequences (nucmer)

≥ 12 bp

≥ 15 bp

≥ 18 bp

≥ 21 bp

≥ 24 bp

≥ 27 bp

229E

NC_002645.1

16,992

4663

155

8

5

4

NL63

NC_005831.2

17,751

5758

206

4

0

0

OC43

AY391777.1

19,428

5709

162

3

0

0

HKU1

NC_006577.2

19,112

6843

332

13

0

0

MERS-CoV

NC_019843.3

18,435

4252

106

3

1

0

SARS-CoV-1

AY291315.1

18,446

4731

122

2

1

0

SARS-CoV-2

NC_045512.2

18,917

5358

191

11

3

2

RsSHC014

KC881005.1

18,425

4651

114

5

1

0

Ra13591

MG916904.1

17,971

4644

142

2

0

0

RaTG13

MN996532.2

18,950

5327

167

4

0

0