TABLE 4.

Rates of evolution of genes relative to each other, dN/dS ratios, and number of alleles identified at each locus

Gene	Rate relative to slowest evolving gene	dN/dS	No. of alleles
holCa	3.55	0.08	7
rfbD	2.20	0.29	4
nuoLa	1.79	0.14	8
nuoN	1.84	0.14	4
gltTa	1.41	0.09	7
cysGa	1.95	0.32	7
petCa	1.34	0.32	4
pilU	1.59	0.17	8
leuAa	1.00	0.08	6
lacFa	2.86	0.15	5

^aLocus recommended for the seven-locus MLST data set.