TABLE 6.

Genetic relationships between Bartonella species detected in Nepal and those from other geographical regions based on gltA sequence analysis

Bartonella sp. identified	Genotype determined in this study	Host animal(s) in this studya	Accession no. of related GenBank sequence	% Sequence similarity	Host of related sequence	Country of host	Referenceb
B. rattimassiliensis	1	RRB	FJ179375	100	Rattus norvegicus	Taiwan	19
			AY515125	100	Rattus norvegicus	France	12
	3	RRB	AB290283	100	Rattus rattus	Japan	16
			AF342933	100	Rattus fuscipes	China	28
			FJ464242	100	Rattus sp.	China	D. Li et al.,
			FJ464244	100	Rattus sp.		unpublished data
			FJ492787	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492792	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589047	100	Rattus tanezumi
B. elizabethae	7	RRB	AY589561	100	Bandicota bengalensis	Bangladesh	3
	8	RRB	AB445000	100	Acomys cahirinus	Japan	15
			DQ884386	100	Rattus norvegicus	China	Li et al., unpublished
			DQ884390	100	Rattus norvegicus	China	Li et al., unpublished
			FJ655404	100	Rattus exulans	Thailand	2
			FJ946849	100	Dog	Thailand	Y. Bai et al., unpublished data
			U28072	100	Unknown	Unknown	D. C. Jones et al., unpublished data
			Z70009	100	Human	United States	9
			Z70020	100	Rattus sp.	Peru	5
	6	RRB	AF329679	100	Rattus fuscipes	China	28
			FJ179377	100		Taiwan	J. W. Hsieh et al., unpublished data
			FJ179391	100		Taiwan	Hsieh et al., unpublished
			FJ492786	100	Rattus tanezumi	China	Li and Liu, unpublished
			FJ492791	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492793	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492797	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589045	100	Rattus tanezumi	China	Li et al., unpublished
			FJ589046	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589050	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589052	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589053	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589058	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589061	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589062	100	Rattus tanezumi
B. queenslandensis	5	RRB	AB290280	100	Rattus rattus	Japan	16
			AY589566	100	Rattus rattus	Bangladesh	3
			FJ179376	100		Taiwan	19
			FJ179384	100
			FJ946846	100	Dog	Thailand	Bai et al., unpublished
B. tribocorum	13	RRB, BB	AF086636	100	Rattus rattus	Portugal	10
	10	RRB, BB	AF075164	100	Rattus norvegicus	United States	10
			AJ583111	100	Unknown	South Africa	22
			AY902183	100	Rattus tanezumi	Indonesia	27
			AY902188	100
			AY902189	100
			AY902191	100
			DQ884383	100	Rattus norvegicus	China	Li et al., unpublished
			DQ884387	100
			DQ884388	100
			DQ884389	100
			DQ884391	100
			DQ884392	100
			EF051466	100	Rattus norvegicus	China	Li et al., unpublished
			FJ464203	100	Rattus norvegicus	China	Li et al., unpublished
			FJ464205	100
			FJ464206	100
			FJ492782	100	Rattus tanezumi	China	Li and Liu, unpublished
			FJ492783	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492785	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492789	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492794	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492795	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492798	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ492800	100	Rattus tanezumi
			FJ589051	100	Rattus tanezumi	China	Li et al., unpublished
			FJ589057	100	Rattus tanezumi
B. rochalimae	18	SM	EU551154	100	Rattus norvegicus	Taiwan	19

^aBB, Bandicota bengalensis; RRB, Rattus rattus brunneusculus; SM, Suncus murinus.

^bThe unpublished data cited are found in the GenBank database.