TABLE 1.
Characteristics and genomic sizes of the C. fetus strain studied
| Strain no. | Strain designation | Origin | Type | Subspecies | SmaI
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SalI
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| Genomic size (Mb) | Type (no. of bands) | Genomic size (Mb) | Type (no. of bands) | |||||
| 1 | 80-109 | Mammal | A | fetus | 1.55 | A (15) | 1.55 | A (15) |
| 2 | 82-40 | Mammal | A | fetus | 1.42 | B (14) | 1.47 | B (14) |
| 3 | 83-94 | Mammal | A | fetus | 1.42 | C (14) | 1.47 | B (14) |
| 4 | 84-32 (23D) | Mammal | A | fetus | 1.60 | D (15) | 1.47 | B (14) |
| 5 | 84-86 | Mammal | A | fetus | 1.54 | E (15) | 1.47 | B (14) |
| 6 | 84-92 | Mammal | A | fetus | 1.54 | E (15) | 1.47 | B (14) |
| 7 | 99-256 | Mammal | A | fetusa | 1.56 | A (15) | 1.54 | C (15) |
| 8 | 84-87 | Mammal | B | fetus | 1.55 | F (16) | 1.49 | D (16) |
| 9 | 84-90 | Mammal | B | fetus | 1.42 | B (14) | 1.55 | A (15) |
| 10 | 84-91 | Mammal | B | fetus | 1.55 | A (15) | 1.55 | A (15) |
| 11 | 84-94 | Mammal | B | fetus | 1.55 | A (15) | 1.60 | E (16) |
| 12 | 84-104 | Mammal | B | fetus | 1.54 | G (15) | 1.59 | F (15) |
| 13 | 84-107 | Mammal | B | fetus | 1.55 | A (15) | 1.55 | A (15) |
| 14 | 84-112 | Mammal | A | venerealis | 1.58 | H (17) | 1.85 | G (17) |
| 15 | 99-257 | Mammal | A | venerealis | 1.64 | I (18) | 1.50 | H (14) |
| 16 | 85-388 | Reptile | A | fetus | 1.80 | J (10) | NAb | NA |
| 17 | 85-389 | Reptile | A | fetus | 1.44 | K (8) | NA | NA |
| 18 | 03-427 | Reptile | A | fetus | 1.72 | L (9) | NA | NA |
| 19 | 85-388 | Reptile | A/B | fetus | 1.83 | M (10) | NA | NA |
a
Strain 99-256 is from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC 33561) and has been considered a C. fetus subsp. venerealis strain. However, the present study provides evidence that it is C. fetus subsp. fetus rather than C. fetus subsp. venerealis, based on RAPD and PFGE.
b
NA, not applicable, due to poor digestion.