TABLE 3.

Comparison of 16S rRNA, HSP, and secA1 gene sequences and SecA1 amino acid sequences of type strains of N. wallacei (ATCC 49873), N. blacklockiae (ATCC 700035), and N. transvalensis sensu stricto (ATCC 6865)

Species	% Similarity
	N. blacklockiae				N. transvalensis sensu stricto
	16S rRNA gene (1,388 bp)	HSP gene (394 bp)	secA1 gene (464 bp)	SecA1 amino acid (155 residues)	16S rRNA gene (1,388 bp)	HSP gene (394 bp)	secA1 gene (464 bp)	SecA1 amino acid (155 residues)
N. wallacei	98.0	97.7	97.0	98.7	98.6	94.4	95.9	97.4
N. blacklockiae					98.9	95.9	96.6	97.4