TABLE 1.

List of all Capnocytophaga 16S rRNA gene sequences located in the RDP-II and BLAST databases as of May 2002

Capnocytophaga taxona	Presence of the 16S rRNA gene sequenceb at:		Accession no.
	RDP	BLAST
C. gingivalis ATCC 33624T*	√	√	X67608
C. gingivalis 16S rRNA gene	√	√	L14639
C. gingivalis LMG 12118	√	√	U41346
Capnocytophaga sp. strain S3	√	√	AY005073
Capnocytophaga sp. strain S1	√	√	U42008
Capnocytophaga sp. strain LMG 12116	√	√	U41352
C. ochracea ATCC 27872T*	√	√	U41350
C. ochracea ATCC strain. 25	√	√	X67610
C. ochracea ATCC 33596T	√	√	L14635
C. ochracea LMG 12117	√	√	U41351
C. ochracea LMG 12115 (FDC 7)	√	√	U41353
C. ochracea FDC 7b	√	√	U41354
Capnocytophaga sp. strain S1	√	√	U42008
Capnocytophaga sp. strain S1b	√	√	U42009
C. sputigena ATCC 33612T*	√	√	L14636
C. sputigena 16S rRNA gene	√	√	X67609
C. sputigena strain 897 CIP100	√	√	AF133536
C. granulosa ATCC 51502T*	√	√	X97248
C. granulosa LMG 16022T	√	√	U41347
C. granulosa LMG 12119	√	√	U41348
C. haemolytica ATCC 51501T*	√	√	X97247
C. haemolytica LMG 16021T	√	√	U41349
C. canimorsus ATCC 35979T*	√	√	L14637
C. canimorsus 16S rRNA gene	√	√	X97246
C. cynodegmi ATCC 49044T*	√	√	L14638
C. cynodegmi 16S rRNA gene	√	√	X97245
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone X089		√	AY05080
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone EL043		√	AY008312
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone DS022		√	AF366270
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone AA032		√	AY005079
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone AH015		√	AY005074
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone X066		√	AY005078
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone A47ROY		√	AY005077
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone BB167		√	AY005076
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone DZ074		√	AF385494
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone BM058		√	AY005075
Capnocytophaga sp. oral clone BU084		√	AF385569

^aAsterisks indicate Capnocytophaga ATCC type strains used in this study to produce the 16S rRNA PCR-RFLP shown in Fig. 1.

^bA check mark indicates that the sequence is present in the respective database. Note that the oral clones could be located only in the BLAST database.