TABLE 4.

Intraspecies variations of groES, spacer region, and groEL (partial) sequences of clinical isolates compared with those of ATCC reference strains

Strain	groES		Spacer region		Partial groEL (590 bp)
	No. of nucleotide base differences	% Identity	No. of nucleotide base differences	Total no. of nucleotides	No. of nucleotide base differences	% Identity
S. anginosus
4093	15	94.7	0	31	30	93.6
1103	15	94.7	0	31	30	93.6
8752	2	99.3	0	31	13	97.3
S. constellatus
4277	2	99.3	7	39	4	99.2
8209	2	99.3	0	32	2	99.6
3886	0	100	0	32	9	98.1
S. intermedius
9626	2	99.3	1	32	29	93.9
6355	1	99.6	1	32	24	94.9
9712	1	99.6	0	32	13	97.3
S. gordonii
2593	7	97.5	0	22	20	95.8
CAP-1	7	97.5	0	22	20	95.8
6916	10	96.5	0	22	26	94.5
S. mitis
1156	12	95.8	0	15	30	93.8
5664	24	91.6	0	15	27	94.4
7593	45	84.2	2	15	56	88.3
S. oralis
6387	12	95.8	0	15	36	92.4
7874	19	93.3	0	15	26	94.5
9925	12	95.8	0	15	36	92.4
S. sanguis
9638	8	97.2	0	23	23	95.1
1720	9	96.8	0	23	26	94.5
9682	11	96.1	0	23	23	95.1
S. bovis
1590 (biotype I)	3	98.9	0	67	3	99.4
6528 (biotype I)	1	99.6	0	67	3	99.4
6851 (biotype II/2)	4	98.6	4	69	5	98.9
6655 (biotype II/2)	4	98.6	4	69	7	98.5
5750 (biotype II/2)	7	97.5	4	69	7	98.5
S. mutans
4152	2	99.3	0	111	3	99.4
5526	2	99.3	0	111	4	99.2
1037	3	99.3	0	111	4	99.2
S. salivarius
5246	17	94.1	4	44	23	95.1
419	6	97.9	1	44	3	99.4
4408	5	98.3	0	44	6	98.7