TABLE 2.
Identification of HS and NHS strains on the basis of ITS sequence dataa
| Taxonomic groups and species | No. of strains | Best taxon match | ITS size (bp) | Identity
|
Maximum score | Maximum score difference from next best taxon match | Identification level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of base pairs | % | |||||||
| Hemolytic group | 11 | 284-496 | 97-100 | 563-971 | 18-422 | Species | ||
| S. pyogenes | 3 | S. pyogenes | 364-391 | 391 | 100 | 775 | 365-381 | Species |
| S. agalactiae | 2 | S. agalactiae | 295-372 | 295-372 | 100 | 585-735 | 48-49 | Species |
| S. dysgalactiae | 4 | S. dysgalactiae | 301 | 285-369 | 97-100 | 565-648 | 58-79 | Species |
| S. equi | 1 | S. equi | 498 | 496 | 99 | 971 | 767 | Species |
| S. uberis | 1 | S. uberis | 431 | 331 | 99 | 630 | 422 | Species |
| Anginosus group | 3 | 222-319 | 96-100 | 389-632 | 38-394 | Species | ||
| S. anginosus | 1 | S. anginosus | 292 | 222 | 96 | 389 | 38 | Species |
| S. constellatus subsp. constellatus | 1 | S. constellatus | 396 | 319 | 100 | 632 | 394 | Species |
| S. intermedius | 1 | S. intermedius | 347 | 270 | 100 | 535 | 143 | Species |
| Salivarius group | 3 | 272-350 | 99-100 | 533-694 | 8-36 | Species | ||
| S. salivarius | 1 | S. salivarius | 273 | 272 | 99 | 533 | 8 | Group |
| S. vestibularis | 1 | S. vestibularis | 350 | 350 | 100 | 694 | 8 | Group |
| S. thermophilus | 1 | S. thermophilus | 365 | 365 | 100 | 659 | 38 | Species |
| Mutans group | 2 | 229-388 | 99-100 | 454-755 | 232-543 | Species | ||
| S. mutans | 1 | S. mutans | 389 | 388 | 99 | 755 | 543 | Species |
| S. sobrinus | 1 | S. sobrinus | 407 | 229 | 100 | 454 | 232 | Species |
| Bovis group | 5 | 273-274 | 100 | 493-495 | 6-47 | Species | ||
| S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus | 1 | S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus | 274 | 274 | 100 | 495 | 6 | Species |
| S. infantarius subsp. infantarius | 1 | S. infantarius subsp. infantarius | 273 | 273 | 100 | 493 | 47 | Species |
| S. lutetiensis | 1 | S. lutetiensis | 273 | 273 | 100 | 493 | 14 | Species |
| S. equinus | 2 | S. equinus | 364 | 284 | 100 | 563 | 18 | Species |
| Mitis group | 39 | 194-248 | 99-100 | 351-492 | 0-17 | Group | ||
| S. mitis | 7 | S. mitis | 248-249 | 248-249 | 99-100 | 444-448 | 1-11 | Group |
| S. mitis | 4 | S. pneumoniae | 248-249 | 239-248 | 100 | 432-448 | 5-6 | |
| S. oralis | 11 | S. oralis | 246 | 194-246 | 99-100 | 351-472 | 7-17 | Group |
| S. pneumoniae | 17 | S. pneumoniae | 248 | 247-248 | 99-100 | 443-492 | 0-5 | Group |
| Sanguinis group | 4 | 246-336 | 98-100 | 476-628 | 127-397 | Species | ||
| S. gordonii | 2 | S. gordonii | 323-324 | 246-247 | 99-100 | 476-488 | 127-133 | Species |
| S. sanguinis | 1 | S. sanguinis | 341 | 294 | 100 | 583 | 397 | Species |
| S. parasanguinis | 1 | S. parasanguinis | 341 | 336 | 98 | 628 | 253 | Species |
| S. suis | 1 | S. suis | 419 | 419 | 100 | 831 | 617 | Species |
a
Data are compiled for strains belonging to the same species.