TABLE 5.

16S rRNA gene sequence comparison between the C. xerosis ATCC 373 type strain and the 18 clinical strains

Alignment position	Position in C. xerosis	Base in C. xerosis	Event in comparison to C. xerosis result	No. of bases in the majority of the 18 clinical strains	No. of bases in the minority of the 18 clinical strainsa
4	4	N	Point mutation	15 G
17	17	N	Point mutation	17 G
19	19	C	Point mutation	15 C	2 T (2586, 3526)
27	27	C	Point mutation	17 G
130	130	C	Point mutation	18 T
138	138	G	Point mutation	16 G	2 A (3077, 3437)
155	Between 154 and 155		Insertion	18 T
180	179	T	Point mutation	17 T	1 A (3296)
217	216	N	Point mutation	18 G
926	925	C	Point mutation	17 T	1 Y (22)
929	928	G	Point mutation	14 C	3 S (22, 3008, 3034)
930	929	G	Point mutation	14 C	2 S (3008, 3034)
931	930	C	Point mutation	14 G	1 S (22)
940	939	G	Point mutation	14 T	1 K (22)
941	940	T	Point mutation	14 G	3 K (22, 3008, 3034)
942	941	C	Point mutation	14 G	2 S (22, 3008)
943	942	C	Point mutation	18 T
1055	1054	A	Point mutation	15 G	2 T (3007, 3437), 2 K (22, 3296)
1182	1181	G	Point mutation	18 A
1205	1204	G	Point mutation	18 T

^aNumbers in parentheses represent strain designations.