Table 1. Reference strains to be used for genetic analysis of wild-type measles viruses: 2005 

Footnotes:
Footnote a. Active genotypes have been isolated within the last 15 years 
Footnote b. WHO name, other names that have been used in the literature appear in quotations 
Footnote c. Sequences available at GenBank (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) or from WHO Strain Banks 
 
Genotype      A    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Edmonston-wt.USA/54    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   U03669    N gene Accession     U01987  
Genotype      B1    Status (Footnote a)   Inactive    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Yaounde.CAE/12.83 “Y-14”     H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF079552    N gene Accession     U01998  
Genotype      B2    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Libreville.GAB/84  “R-96”    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF079551    N gene Accession     U01994  
Genotype      B3    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   New York.USA/94   Ibadan.NIE/97/1    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   L46752  AJ239133    N gene Accession     L46753  AJ232203  
Genotype      C1    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Tokyo.JPN/84/K    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AY047365    N gene Accession     AY043459  
Genotype      C2    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Maryland.USA/77 “JM”  Erlangen.DEU/90 “WTF”    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   M81898  Z80808    N gene Accession     M89921  X84872  
Genotype      D1    Status (Footnote a)   Inactive    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Bristol.UNK/74 (MVP)    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   Z80805    N gene Accession     D01005  
Genotype      D2    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Johannesburg.SOA/88/1    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF085198    N gene Accession     U64582  
Genotype      D3    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Illinois.USA/89/1 “Chicago-1”    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   M81895    N gene Accession     U01977  
Genotype      D4    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Montreal.CAN/89    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF079554    N gene Accession     U01976  
Genotype      D5    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Palau.BLA/93  Bangkok.THA/93/1    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   L46757  AF009575    N gene Accession     L46758  AF079555  
Genotype      D6    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   New Jersey.USA/94/1    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   L46749    N gene Accession     L46750  
Genotype      D7    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Victoria.AUS/16.85  Illinois.USA/50.99    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF247202  AY043461    N gene Accession     AF243450  AY037020  
Genotype      D8    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Manchester.UNK/30.94    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   U29285    N gene Accession     AF280803  
Genotype      D9    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Victoria.AUS/12.99    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AY127853    N gene Accession     AF481485  
Genotype      D10    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b) Kampala.UGA/51.00/1    H gene Accession (Footnote c) AY923213    N gene Accession   AY923185  
Genotype      E    Status (Footnote a)   Inactive    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Goettingen.DEU/71 “Braxator”    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   Z80797    N gene Accession     X84879  
Genotype      F    Status (Footnote a)   Inactive    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   MVs/Madrid.SPA/94 SSPE    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   Z80830    N gene Accession     X84865  
Genotype      G1    Status (Footnote a)   Inactive    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Berkeley.USA/83    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF079553    N gene Accession     U01974  
Genotype      G2    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Amsterdam.NET/49.97    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF171231    N gene Accession     AF171232  
Genotype      G3    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Gresik.INO/17.02    H gene Accession (Footnote c) AY184218    N gene Accession     AY184217  
Genotype      H1    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Hunan.CHN/93/7    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF045201    N gene Accession     AF045212  
Genotype      H2    Status (Footnote a)   Active    Reference strains (MVi) (Footnote b)   Beijing.CHN/94/1    H gene Accession (Footnote c)   AF045203    N gene Accession     AF045217