Table 2.
Nucleotide differences in generated Babesia species. The top row shows the number of nucleotide differences present within each sequence for individual species. The three novel sequences in raccoons for whom species could not be determined are not shown. For the raccoon-type B. microti-like sequences and the B. lotori sequences, two haplotypes that differed by 6 base pairs and one base pair respectively were identified and analyzed separately.
| Species | Total sequences | Identical | 1 nucleotide | 2 nucleotides | >2 nucleotides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. microti-like raccoon-type | |||||
| MN11935-type | 71 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| MK580478-type | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Babesia ss MA230 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Babesia lotori | |||||
| MN013191-type | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DQ028958-type | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Babesia sp. 'Coco' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Babesia vulpes | 27 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Babesia microti-like skunk-type | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Babesia microti-like river otter type | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Novel skunk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |