TABLE 3.
Base composition at heterogeneous loci
| Base combination | No. (%) of strains
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Small groupa | Large groupb | Total | |
| K (GT) | 5 (21.7) | 42 (37.2) | 47 (34.6) |
| S (GC) | 2 (8.7) | 34 (30.1) | 36 (26.5) |
| Y (CT) | 7 (30.4) | 11 (9.7) | 18 (13.2) |
| R (AG) | 3 (13.0) | 9 (8.0) | 12 (8.8) |
| M (AC) | 1 (4.3) | 10 (8.8) | 11 (8.1) |
| W (TA) | 1 (4.3) | 5 (4.4) | 6 (4.4) |
| H (ACT) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.5) |
| B (GCT) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.5) |
| V (AGC) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.7) |
| D (AGT) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Totals | 23 (100) | 113 (100) | 136 (100) |
a
Sequences having less than two heterogeneous bases.
b
Sequences having more than five heterogeneous bases.