TABLE 5.
16S rDNA signature sequences and percentages of the 16S rDNA fragment homology between K. oxytoca genetic groups, strains SG266 and SG271, and their 16S rDNA clones
| Genetic group or strain | 16S rDNA signature sequence between positions 435 and 458a | % Identity between the 16S rDNA fragment and:
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| oxy-2 | SG266 clone A | SG271 clone A | SG271 clone C | SG271 clone D | ||
| oxy-1 | CGATA-(14n)-GTCG | 98.1 | 100 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 98.4 |
| oxy-2 | GAGTG-(14n)-ATTC | 98.1 | 98.9 | 97.8 | 99.7 | |
| SG266 | G/C A/G A/G T A-(14n)-G/A T T/C C/G | |||||
| SG266 clone Ab | CGATA-(14n)-GTCG | 98.6 | 99.5 | 98.4 | ||
| SG271 | C/GG/A A/T/G T A-(14n)-A/G T/G T/C C/G | |||||
| SG271 clone Ac | GGATA-(14n)-ATTC | 98.1 | 99.2 | |||
| SG271 clone C | CGTTA-(14n)-GGCG | 98.1 | ||||
| SG271 clone D | GAGTA-(14n)-ATTC | |||||
a
According to the numbering of the E. coli 16S rDNA sequence (5).
b
Clones B, C, D, and E from strain SG266 displayed the same sequence as clone A.
c
Clone B from strain SG271 displayed the same sequence as clone A.