Abstract

Lots of viral genomes were found to contain microsatellites (SSRs) including Ebolavirus, and majority of Ebolavirus microsatellite sites are distributed in protein-coding regions of the genomes. Here, we totally identified 212 reserved microsatellite sites in the protein-coding regions of 213 genomic sequences from five Ebolavirus species. In these reserved microsatellite sites, there is only one significantly conserved microsatellite site among the sample Ebolavirus genomic sequences, and this microsatellite is located at RNA editing site of the GP gene, indicating the selective relevance with RNA editing there. This analysis may help to further explore the biological significance of various microsatellites in Ebolavirus genomes.

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