Sequence alignment of ebolavirus Δ-peptides. Highlighted residues are shaded according to the BLOSUM62 score, which takes into account physico-chemical properties and amino acid characteristics, such as charge or hydrophobicity (4). Conservation is measured as a numerical index reflecting these characteristics in the alignment: identities score highest, followed by the next most conserved group containing substitutions to amino acids assigned to the same physico-chemical class (26). GenBank accession numbers are as follows: 1, FJ217161; 2, EVU77384; 3, EU051633; 4, EU051632; 5, AY526102; 6, AY526100; 7, EU051634; 8, EU051630; 9, EU051631; 10, AY526101; 11, EU051635; 12, AY526105; 13, AY526098; 14, AY526104; 15, AY526099; 16, AY354458; 17, AF086833; 18, AF499101; 19, AF272001; 20, EU224440; 21, FJ621583; 22, FJ621584; 23, FJ621585; 24, AF522874; 25, NC_004161; 26, AB050936; 27, EVU23417; 28, Q9QP77; 29, AY729654; 30, EVU23069; 31, EU338380; 32, FJ217162. EBOV-May, EBOV Mayinga variant; EBOV-Kik, EBOV Kikwit variant.