TABLE 5.
Analysis of signature nucleotides of the 16S rRNA of species from the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex and representatives from the relapsing fever group
| Group and species | Nucleotide at indicated positiona
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| 116 | 126 | 143 | 170 | 171 | 175 | 203 | 243 | 252 | 273 | 323 | 470 | 472 | 588 | 626 | 675 | 707 | 990 | 1028 | 1111 | 1132 | 1249 | 1255 | |
| B. burgdorferi sensu lato complex | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. burgdorferi B31 | G | T | T | G | G | G | C | C | A | A | T | A | T | A | C | T | A | A | T | A | G | A | A |
| B. afzelii | G | T | C | G | G | A | C | T | G | G | T | A | C | A | G | C | G | A | T | A | A | A | A |
| B. andersonii | G | T | C | G | G | A | C | C | A | G | T | A | T | ||||||||||
| B. bissettii DN127 | G | T | T | A | G | A | C | C | A | G | T | A | T | A | C | T | A | A | T | A | G | G | A |
| B. bissettii 25015 | G | T | T | A | G | G | C | C | A | G | T | A | T | A | C | T | G | A | T | A | G | A | A |
| B. californiensis | G | T | C | A | G | G | C | C | A | G | T | G | T | A | A | T | G | A | T | A | G | A | A |
| B. carolinensis | G | T | T | G | A | A | T | C | A | G | C | A | C | G | C | T | A | A | C | G | G | A | A |
| B. carolinensis SCJ-1 | G | T | T | G | A | A | T | C | A | G | C | A | C | G | C | T | A | G | C | G | G | A | A |
| B. garinii | G | C | T | A | G | A | C | C | A | G | T | A | T | A | A | T | A | A | T | A | G | A | A |
| B. japonica | G | C | C | G | G | A | C | T | A | A | T | G | T | G | G | T | A | A | T | A | G | A | G |
| B. lusitaniae | G | T | C | A | G | A | C | C | A | G | T | A | T | A | A | T | A | A | T | A | G | A | G |
| B. sinica | G | T | T | G | G | A | C | T | A | A | T | A | C | G | A | T | A | A | T | A | G | A | G |
| B. spielmanii | G | T | C | G | G | A | C | T | G | G | T | G | T | A | A | C | G | A | T | A | A | A | A |
| B. tanukii | G | C | C | A | G | A | C | T | G | G | T | G | T | A | C | C | G | A | T | A | G | G | A |
| B. turdi | G | T | T | G | G | A | C | T | G | G | T | G | T | A | G | C | G | A | C | A | G | A | A |
| B. valaisiana | G | T | C | G | G | A | C | T | G | G | T | A | T | A | A | C | G | A | T | A | A | A | A |
| Relapsing fever group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. hermsii | A | T | T | G | G | A | C | C | A | T | T | A | T | G | A | C | G | A | T | G | A | T | A |
| B. lonestari | A | C | T | A | G | A | C | C | A | T | T | C | T | G | A | C | G | A | T | G | A | T | A |
| B. miyamotoi | A | C | T | A | G | A | C | C | G | T | T | A | T | G | A | C | G | A | T | G | A | T | A |
| B. parkeri | A | T | T | G | G | A | C | C | A | T | T | C | T | G | A | C | G | A | T | G | A | T | A |
| B. recurrentis | A | T | T | G | G | G | C | C | A | T | T | C | T | G | G | C | G | A | T | G | A | T | A |
| B. turicatae | A | T | T | G | G | A | C | C | A | T | T | C | T | G | A | C | G | A | T | G | A | T | A |
a
The bold type indicates unique signature nucleotides in the Borrelia carolinensis 16S rRNA gene.