Table 2. Variation within nucleotide region 74 to 446 in 16s rRNA gene sequences obtained for Ehrlichia phagocytophila-human agent (EP-ha),a the Rhode Island variants, and E. equi.
Position number |
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76 | 84 | 157 | 176 | 284 | 299 | |
EP-ha | A | G | A | G | C | A |
RI variant 1 | G b | A | A | G | C | A |
RI variant 2 | A | G | A | A | T | A |
RI variant 3 | A | G | G | G | C | A |
RI variant 4 | A | G | A | G | C | G |
E. equi/CA human | A | A | A | G | C | A |
a The number designations for the EP-ha 16S rDNA sequence correspond to those reported by Chen et al. (4). GenBank Accession No. U02521. b Variant base paris are shown in bold.-