TABLE 1.

Pairwise differences between pairs of B. canis subspecies or Babesia species that infect felines for the 18S rRNA gene (1,693 bases)

Organism	Pairwise differences (%)
	B. canis canis	B. felis	B. leo	Cat isolate Israel 1
B. canis vogeli	97	83	83	96
B. canis canis		82	82	97
B. felis			97	83
B. leo				83