Table 1 – Confirmed HCV genotypes/subtypes (January 2026)

Genotype1        Locus/Isolate(s)2                      Accession number(s)                Reference(s)

Genotype 1

1a                     HPCPLYPRE, HPCCGAA        M62321, M67463                     (Choo et al., 1991; Inchauspe et al., 1991)

1b                    HPCJCG, HPCHUMR              D90208, M58335                      (Kato et al., 1990; Takamizawa et al., 1991)

1c                     HPCCGS, AY051292                D14853, AY051292                  (Okamoto et al., 1994)(Guntaka et al. unpublished 2001)

1d                    QC103                                     KJ439768                                 (Lu et al., 2014)

1e                     148636, QC172                         KC248194, KJ439769               (Li et al., 2013), (Lu et al., 2014)

1g                    1804, QC78                              AM910652, KJ439770              (Bracho et al., 2008) (Lu et al., 2014)

1h                    EBW443, EBW9                       KC248198, KC248199              (Li et al., 2013)

1i                     QC181                                     KJ439772                                 (Lu et al., 2014)

1j                     QC329                                     KJ439773                                 (Lu et al., 2014)

1k                    QC82                                       KJ439774                                 (Lu et al., 2014)

1l                     136142, EBW424                      KC248193, KC248197              (Li et al., 2013)

1m                   QC196, QC87                           KJ439778, KJ439782                (Lu et al., 2014)

1n                    QC113, QC74                           KJ439775, KJ439781                (Lu et al., 2014)

1o                    QC316, DE/17-0414                  KJ439779, MH885469              (Lu et al., 2014; Wang et al., 2019)

Genotype 2                                                      

2a                     HPCPOLP, JFH-1                     D00944, AB047639                  (Kato et al., 2001; Okamoto et al., 1991)

2b                    HPCJ8G, JPUT971017              D10988, AB030907                  (Murakami et al., 2001; Okamoto et al., 1992)

2c                    BEBE1                                     D50409                                    (Nakao et al., 1996)

2d                    QC259                                     JF735114                                  (Li et al., 2012)

2e                     QC64                                       JF735120                                  (Li et al., 2012)

2f                     ZS542, GZ98799                      KC844042, KC844050              (Xu et al., 2013)            

2i                     D54                                          DQ155561                                (Noppornpanth et al., 2006)

2j                     C1799, QC232                          HM777358 JF735113                (Sulbarán et al., 2010) (Li et al., 2012)

2k                    VAT96                                     AB031663                                (Samokhvalov et al., 2000)

2l                     MRS89, PTR7904                     KC197235, KC197240              (Jordier et al., 2013)      

2m                   QC178, BID-G1314                  JF735111, JX227967                 (Li et al., 2012; Newman et al., 2013)

2q                    963, 852                                   FN666428, FN666429               (Martró et al., 2011)

2r                     QC283                                     JF735115                                  (Li et al., 2012)

2t                      MRS40                                    KC197238                                (Jordier et al., 2013)

2u                    QC182                                     JF735112                                  (Li et al., 2012)

2v                    495-05                                      MW041295                              (Rajhi et al., 2021)

Genotype 3

3a                    HPCEGS, HPCK3A                  D17763, D28917                       (Sakamoto et al., 1994; Yamada et al., 1994)

3b                    HPCFG                                    D49374                                    (Chayama et al., 1994)

3d                    NE274                                      KJ470619                                 (Li et al., 2014a)   

3e                     NE145                                      KJ470618                                 (Li et al., 2014a) 

3g                    BID-G1243, QC260                  JX227954, JF735123                 (Lu et al., 2013; Newman et al., 2013)

3h                    QC29                                       JF735121                                  (Lu et al., 2013)

3i                     IND-HCV, BID-G1244             FJ407092, JX227955                 (Arankalle & Gupte 2008 unpublished)(Newman et al., 2013)

3k                    HPCJK049E1, QC105               D63821, JF735122                    (Lu et al., 2013; Tokita et al., 1996)

Genotype 4

4a                    ED43                                        Y11604                                    (Chamberlain et al., 1997a)

4b                    QC264                                     FJ462435                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4c                     QC381                                     FJ462436                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4d                    03-18, QC382                           DQ418786, FJ462437               (Timm et al., 2007) (Li et al., 2009a)      

4f                     IFBT88, PS6                             EF589161, EU392175               (Hmaied et al., 2007),(Kuntzen et al., 2008) 

4g                     QC193                                     FJ462432                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4k                    PS3, QC383                              EU392173, FJ462438                (Kuntzen et al., 2008), (Li et al., 2009a) 

4l                     QC274                                     FJ839870                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4m                   QC249                                     FJ462433                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4n                    QC97                                       FJ462441                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4o                    QC93                                       FJ462440                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4p                    QC139                                     FJ462431                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4q                    QC262                                     FJ462434                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4r                     QC384                                     FJ462439                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4s                     QC361                                     JF735136                                  (Lu et al., 2015)

4t                     QC155                                     FJ839869                                  (Li et al., 2009a)           

4v                     CYHCV073, BID-G1248          HQ537009, JX227959               (Demetriou & Kostrikis, 2011), (Newman et al., 2013)

4w3                  P212, P245                               FJ025855, FJ025856                 (Koletzki et al., 2009)

Genotype 5                                                      

5a                    EUH1480, SA134                      Y13184 ,AF064490                   (Bukh et al., 1998; Chamberlain et al., 1997b)

5b                    QC757                                     PQ899568                                (Murphy et al., 2025)

Genotype 6   

6a                     EUHK2, 6a33                           Y12083, AY859526                  (Tokita et al., 1998)

6b                    Th580                                       D84262                                    (Tokita et al., 1998)

 

6c                     Th846                                       EF424629                                 (Lu et al., 2007a)

6d                    VN235                                     D84263                                    (Tokita et al., 1998)

6e                     GX004                                     DQ314805                                (Li et al., 2006)

6f                     C-0044                                     DQ835760                                (Lu et al., 2007b)

6g                   HPCJK046E2                           D63822                                    (Tokita et al., 1996)

6h                   VN004                                     D84265                                    (Tokita et al., 1998)

6i                     Th602                                       DQ835770                                (Lu et al., 2007b)

6j                     Th553                                       DQ835769                                (Lu et al., 2007b)

6k                     VN405                                     D84264                                    (Tokita et al., 1998)

6l                     537796                                     EF424628                                 (Lu et al., 2007a)

6m                   B4/92                                       DQ835767                                (Lu et al., 2007b)

6n                    KM42, D86/93                          DQ278894, DQ835768              (Lu et al., 2007b; Lu et al., 2006)

6o                    QC227                                     EF424627                                 (Lu et al., 2007a)

6p                    QC216                                     EF424626                                 (Lu et al., 2007a)

6q                    QC99                                       EF424625                                 (Lu et al., 2007a)

6r                     QC245                                      EU408328                                (Li et al., 2009b)

6s                     QC66                                       EU408329                                (Li et al., 2009b)

6t                     VT21, D49                               EF632071, EU246939               (Lu et al., 2008; Noppornpanth et al., 2008)

6u                    D83                                          EU246940                                (Noppornpanth et al., 2008)

6v                    NK46, KMN-02                        EU158186, EU798760               (Lu et al., 2008), (Wang et al., 2009)

6w                    GZ52557, D140                        DQ278892, EU643834              (Lee et al., 2010; Lu et al., 2006)

6xa5                  DH012, DH028                         EU408330, EU408332               (Xia et al., 2008)

6xb                   TV476, VN110                         JX183552, KJ567645                (Li et al., 2014b; Wang et al., 2013)

6xc                   TV520                                      KJ567651                                 (Li et al., 2014b)

6xd                   L23, L347                                 KM252789, KM252790             (Li et al., 2015)

6xe                   DH027, KM98                          JX183557, KM252792              (Li et al., 2015; Wang et al., 2013)

6xf                   VN214, TV469                         KJ567647, KJ567646                (Li et al., 2014b)

6xg                   KS27, KS81                         MH492360, MH492361                (Ye et al., 2019)

6xh                   1350-1                                      MG879000                               (Wu et al., 2018)

6xi                   KM35, YNKH261                     JX183549, MZ504973               (Wang et al., 2013; Yue et al., 2020)

6xj                   KM45, YNKH298a                   DQ2788916, MZ171127             (Lu et al., 2006), (Jia et al., 2021)

Genotype 7

7a                     QC69                                       EF108306                                 (Murphy et al., 2015)

7b                    BAK1                                      KX092342                                (Salmona et al., 2016)

Genotype 8

8a                     GT8-1                                      MH590698                               (Borgia et al., 2018)

 

An alignment of representatives of these genotypes / subtypes is available at http://hcv.lanl.gov/content/sequence/NEWALIGN/align.html

Consensus proposed genotype/subtype names. Where multiple sequences of a HCV genotype are available, two sequences have been listed, prioritised by (a) publication date or (b) submission date when unpublished.

Locus (or isolate name if locus is the same as the accession number).

Previously described as 4b, (Koletzki et al., 2009; Nakano et al., 2012)

Sequence obtained from acute phase plasma of a chimpanzee experimentally infected with (human-derived) isolate SA13.

Previously described as 6u (Xia et al., 2008).

6 Previously described as 6k (Lu et al., 2006)

 

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