Table 2.
Comparison of the amino acid homologies of the entire 56-kDa TSA gene between the Orientia tsutsugamushi strains isolated from Taiwan and the reference strainsa
| Isolate | % Homology to indicated O. tsutsugamushi reference strain |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARP | KATO | Gilliam | UT316 | TW-22 | TA763 | UT329 | TW-12 | |
| HL01 | 80.9 | 75.9 | 81.3 | 89.7 | 78.5 | 90.6 | 76.2 | 76.9 |
| HL02-1 | 93.0 | 76.9 | 84.4 | 96.3 | 76.0 | 84.0 | 78.2 | 76.3 |
| HL02-2 | 82.3 | 77.5 | 82.6 | 90.1 | 78.7 | 91.9 | 77.6 | 78.3 |
| HL03-1 | 81.3 | 76.3 | 81.7 | 89.9 | 78.9 | 91.0 | 76.6 | 77.3 |
| HL03-2 | 77.2 | 89.9 | 78.2 | 85.1 | 81.0 | 76.6 | 78.0 | 76.9 |
| HL04 | 93.0 | 76.9 | 84.4 | 96.5 | 76.0 | 84.2 | 78.2 | 76.3 |
| HL05 | 93.0 | 76.9 | 84.4 | 96.5 | 76.0 | 84.2 | 78.2 | 76.3 |
| KM01 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 96.3 | 76.3 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 76.3 |
| KM02 | 84.1 | 77.0 | 99.6 | 89.6 | 75.1 | 82.8 | 87.8 | 77.5 |
| KM03 | 75.5 | 99.6 | 76.6 | 84.4 | 79.3 | 75.0 | 75.8 | 77.4 |
| KM04 | 79.6 | 75.2 | 80.3 | 87.8 | 77.2 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 76.1 |
| KM05 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 96.2 | 76.3 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 76.3 |
| KM06 | 76.1 | 79.5 | 74.9 | 85.7 | 99.4 | 77.2 | 73.9 | 73.5 |
| KM07 | 92.2 | 75.4 | 82.9 | 98.4 | 75.2 | 85.2 | 77.5 | 75.0 |
| KM08 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.6 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| KM09 | 92.2 | 75.4 | 82.9 | 98.4 | 75.2 | 85.2 | 77.5 | 75.0 |
| KM10-1 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| KM10-2 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| KM11-1 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 96.3 | 76.3 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 76.3 |
| KM11-2 | 92.4 | 76.6 | 83.7 | 98.4 | 75.9 | 84.5 | 78.5 | 76.1 |
| KM12 | 90.6 | 74.2 | 83.8 | 94.8 | 73.4 | 81.3 | 75.7 | 73.3 |
| KM13 | 92.2 | 75.4 | 82.9 | 98.4 | 75.2 | 85.2 | 77.5 | 75.0 |
| KM14 | 76.8 | 77.4 | 85.3 | 85.8 | 73.5 | 75.8 | 96.7 | 76.3 |
| KM15-1 | 73.4 | 77.6 | 77.5 | 86.0 | 73.5 | 75.2 | 75.3 | 99.6 |
| KM15-2 | 73.0 | 77.2 | 76.9 | 85.9 | 72.9 | 74.9 | 74.7 | 99.2 |
| KM16-1 | 91.0 | 74.6 | 84.0 | 95.0 | 72.7 | 83.1 | 77.1 | 74.0 |
| KM16-2 | 77.4 | 75.8 | 86.2 | 85.7 | 72.7 | 76.4 | 95.7 | 76.3 |
| KM17-1 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 96.2 | 76.3 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 76.3 |
| KM17-2 | 92.8 | 77.4 | 85.3 | 96.2 | 75.9 | 83.0 | 78.8 | 76.0 |
| KM18 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 96.2 | 76.3 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 76.3 |
| KM19-1 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 96.2 | 76.3 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 76.3 |
| KM19-2 | 78.0 | 74.0 | 79.5 | 87.2 | 75.6 | 80.9 | 73.4 | 75.6 |
| KM20 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| KM21-1 | 76.1 | 79.5 | 74.9 | 85.6 | 99.4 | 77.2 | 73.9 | 73.5 |
| KM21-2 | 80.7 | 75.5 | 82.2 | 89.6 | 78.7 | 89.8 | 76.9 | 75.9 |
| KM21-3 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| MZ01-1 | 94.5 | 75.5 | 82.6 | 95.5 | 74.6 | 83.2 | 76.1 | 76.3 |
| MZ01-2 | 94.5 | 75.7 | 84.5 | 95.3 | 74.4 | 83.2 | 77.2 | 75.2 |
| MZ02 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 86.6 | 85.1 | 72.5 | 75.2 | 97.3 | 74.5 |
| OI01 | 75.9 | 89.3 | 78.5 | 84.5 | 79.7 | 74.5 | 76.1 | 77.6 |
| OI02 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 86.2 | 85.2 | 72.5 | 75.2 | 96.9 | 74.1 |
| OI03-1 | 74.2 | 82.0 | 73.9 | 84.6 | 78.4 | 71.7 | 72.3 | 72.8 |
| OI03-2 | 73.6 | 82.0 | 73.5 | 84.8 | 78.0 | 71.7 | 72.3 | 72.8 |
| OI04 | 78.1 | 83.8 | 76.5 | 83.5 | 80.4 | 75.3 | 75.1 | 73.5 |
| OI05-1 | 79.8 | 74.7 | 81.3 | 88.5 | 75.7 | 81.8 | 73.8 | 75.9 |
| OI05-2 | 89.5 | 74.9 | 82.1 | 98.5 | 74.9 | 83.0 | 76.2 | 75.6 |
| OI06-1 | 76.8 | 83.3 | 75.4 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 77.9 | 75.5 | 74.5 |
| OI06-2 | 94.2 | 75.3 | 82.3 | 95.4 | 74.4 | 83.2 | 75.9 | 75.8 |
| OI07 | 94.4 | 75.5 | 82.6 | 95.3 | 74.6 | 83.0 | 76.1 | 76.1 |
| OI08 | 91.4 | 74.5 | 82.1 | 97.8 | 74.5 | 84.7 | 76.2 | 75.0 |
| OI09 | 75.5 | 79.0 | 74.3 | 85.3 | 99.0 | 76.6 | 73.3 | 72.9 |
| OI10 | 80.7 | 75.5 | 80.9 | 89.7 | 78.1 | 90.4 | 75.8 | 76.6 |
| OI11 | 80.9 | 75.9 | 81.3 | 89.7 | 79.1 | 90.6 | 76.4 | 76.9 |
| PH01 | 91.6 | 74.9 | 82.3 | 98.2 | 74.7 | 84.7 | 76.9 | 74.4 |
| PH02 | 91.8 | 75.0 | 82.5 | 98.3 | 74.9 | 84.9 | 77.1 | 74.6 |
| PH03 | 80.2 | 74.7 | 81.6 | 88.7 | 76.1 | 82.0 | 74.1 | 75.9 |
| PH04 | 91.8 | 75.0 | 82.5 | 98.3 | 74.9 | 84.9 | 77.1 | 74.6 |
| PH05 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| TT01-1 | 75.9 | 79.3 | 74.7 | 85.5 | 99.4 | 77.0 | 73.5 | 73.3 |
| TT01-2 | 76.8 | 77.4 | 85.3 | 85.8 | 73.5 | 75.8 | 96.6 | 76.3 |
| TT02-1 | 77.9 | 77.2 | 86.6 | 85.4 | 74.3 | 76.8 | 98.7 | 75.9 |
| TT02-2 | 77.2 | 76.6 | 87.2 | 85.2 | 74.1 | 76.0 | 99.4 | 75.1 |
| TT03-1 | 73.6 | 77.6 | 77.5 | 86.0 | 73.5 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 99.8 |
| TT03-2 | 78.1 | 79.3 | 78.7 | 86.7 | 77.6 | 76.8 | 76.1 | 82.7 |
| TT04 | 74.2 | 82.4 | 73.9 | 84.8 | 78.4 | 72.1 | 72.7 | 73.2 |
| TT05 | 77.0 | 77.6 | 85.5 | 86.0 | 73.7 | 76.0 | 96.9 | 76.4 |
| TT06-1 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 76.1 |
| TT06-6 | 80.0 | 74.9 | 81.5 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 82.2 | 73.9 | 75.9 |
a
The homologies between the 56-kDa TSA protein sequences of the reference strains and the strains within the same genotype group are indicated in bold.