TABLE 2.
Identity between comQ similarity clustersa
| Cluster | % nucleotide identity within and between clusters
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | RS-D-2/NAF4 | RO-B-2/RO-H-1 | RO-E-2 | |
| 168 | 67-100 | |||
| RS-D-2/NAF4 | 53-57 | 87-100 | ||
| RO-B-2/RO-H-1 | 54-57 | 57-60 | 87-100 | |
| RO-E-2 | 55-59 | 58-60 | 58-62 | 71-100 |
a
Identity of comQ genes from riverbank and desert isolates was determined by ClustalX identity matrix. The percent nucleotide identity was determined within and between clusters. Clusters were named according to the tester strains used for analysis of specificity of QS response (Table 3).