TABLE 1.

Sequence analysis and comparison of a 444-bp amplicon from ankA genes in several E. phagocytophila group strains

ankA	% Identity to ankA from:
	HGE agent (BDS strain)	E. equi strain MRK	E. phagocytophila
			Swedish strain	Spanish strain
HGE agenta	100
E. equi strain MRK	99.6	100
E. phagocytophila
Swedish horse strain	96.4	96.8	100
Spanish goat strain	95.5	95.9	97.1	100

^aAll strains of HGE agent tested have revealed identical nucleotide sequences; the BDS strain is shown as representative.