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TABLE 1.

16S rRNA gene sequences differentiating M. ulcerans and related species

Organism (origin)	Differing residue(s) (underlined) at position(s)^a:
Organism (origin)	492	1247	1288	1449-1451
Mycobacterium sp. (patient)	`TGGGGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAAGGCC`	`ACCC---TTTG`
“M. ulcerans subsp. shinshuense” 753 (Japan)	`TGGGGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAAGGCC`	`ACCC---TTTG`
“M. ulcerans subsp. shinshuense” ATCC 33728	`TGGGGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAAGGCC`	`ACCC---TTTG`
M. ulcerans Agy99 (Africa)	`TGGAGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAACGCC`	`ACCCTTTTTTG`
M. ulcerans 1615 (Malaysia)	`TGGAGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAACGCC`	`ACCC---TTTG`
M. ulcerans ATCC 19423^T^b	`TGGAGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAACGCC`	`ACCC---TTTG`
M. ulcerans 97-107 (Africa)	`TGGAGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAACGCC`	`ACCCTTTTTTG`
M. ulcerans 5143 (Mexico)	`TGGAGAA`	`GGTGCAA`	`TAAAGCC`	`ACCC---TTTG`
M. marinum ATCC 927^T^c	`TGGAGAA`	`GGTACAA`	`TAAAGCC`	`ACC----TTTG`

Positions are based on E. coli 16S rRNA genes as the reference.

Type strain of the species.

Sequences are from database accession no. AF456240.