TABLE 3.

Characteristics of the nine loci in the 38 B. henselae strains analyzed

Locus	Variable sites (%)	No. of alleles	Allelic polymorphismsa	Corresponding Houston-1 locus
rrs	3 (0.59)	2	2, TAG 173-175 ATTT	BH13790
batR	4 (0.75)	4	2, T390C	BH00620
			3, C153T, C156A, A306G, T390C
			4, C153T, A306G, T390C
eno	0	1		BH05720
ftsZ	4 (0.77)	3	2, A1074T, G1293A, G1356T	BH11180
			3, A1074T, G1356T, C1426T
gltA	1 (0.26)	2	2, C1026Tb	BH06380
groEL	1 (0.25)	2	2, G1344A	BH13530
nlpD	1 (0.19)	2	2, A606Gc	BH05630
ribC	4 (1.25)	2	2, A235G, G285A, A419G, G424A	BH07570
rpoB	2 (0.40)	3	2, G1779A	BH06100
			3, C1733T, G1779A

^aBy reference to the corresponding gene in the Houston-1^Seq genome. Numbers refer to alleles, with 1 being the genome sequence.

^bThe second polymorphism reported in reference 35 is outside the amplified sequence.

^cPutative typing error in reference 35: G1453A.