TABLE 1.

Levels of similarity between B. clarridgeiae and new “B. rochalimae” strains in the citrate synthase (gltA), the RNA polymerase beta subunit (rpoB), the cell division protein (ftsZ), and the 16S-to-23S intergenic spacer (ITS) region

Origin(s)	% Similarity to B. clarridgeiae
	gltA (270 bp)	rpoB (784 bp)	ftsZ (789 bp)	ITS (593 bp)
Humboldt County dogs, gray foxes	95.9	92.6	94.6	76.2
Humana	95.9	92.3	94.6	76.2
Dog 318006b	95.5	92.3	94.3	76.2

^aIsolated designated “B. rochalimae.”

^bEndocarditis case.