TABLE 1.

Percent sequence similarities of gltA, ompB, and 17-kDa protein gene fragments of a Brazilian rickettsia strain cultured in the C6/36 cell line with other available sequences in GenBank

Rickettsial gene	Fragment length (nucleotides)	Highest percent sequence similarities (no. of identical nucleotides/total) with available sequences in GenBank (accession no.)
gltA	1,080	100 (1,080/1,080) with Rickettsia felis URRWXCal2 (CP000053), 100 (1,080/1,080) with Rickettsia felis California 2 (AF210692)
ompB	766	100 (766/766) with Rickettsia felis URRWXCal2 (CP000053), 100 (748/748) with Rickettsia felis California-2 (AF210695), 99.9 (765/766) with Rickettsia felis (AF182279), 99.5 (762/766) with Rickettsia felis (AY394854)
17-kDa protein gene	499	100 (499/499) with Rickettsia felis URRWXCal2 (CP000053), 100 (499/499) with Rickettsia felis (AF195118), 100 (394/394) with Rickettsia felis California 2 (AF210693)