TABLE 2.
Identification of unusual gram-negative bacilli based on sequence analysis of different regions of the 16S rRNA genea
| Region | No. agreed to full sequences (%)
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| Fermenters (n = 25)
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Nonfermenters (n = 47)
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Total (n = 72)
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| Genus level | Species level | Genus level | Species level | Genus level | Species level | |
| A | 25 (100.0) | 21 (84.0) | 47 (100.0) | 46 (97.9) | 72 (100.0) | 67 (93.1) |
| B | 19 (76.0) | 17 (68.0) | 46 (97.9) | 38 (80.9) | 65 (90.3) | 55 (76.4) |
| AB | 25 (100.0) | 24 (96.0) | 47 (100.0) | 46 (97.9) | 72 (100.0) | 70 (97.2) |
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Primer sets used for regions A, B, and AB were 0005F/0531R, 0776F/1193R, and 0005F/1193R, which yielded approximately 527, 418, and 1,189 bp, respectively.