Table 2.

Comparison of the 526 bp sequences of the 16S rRNA gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from this study with selected sequences from the GenBank database.

	Nucleotide positiona
Accession no.	64	76	84	170	175	376	46133	463	464	465	467	468	Host	Country
U02521	A	A	G	C	C	G	C	T	G	C	A	G	Human	USA
FJ538288b	•	G	A	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Goat	CHf
FJ538289c	•	G	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Goat	CH
FJ538290d	•	•	•	T	•	A	•	•	•	•	•	•	Goat	CH
FJ538291	•	•	A	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Cattlee	CH, GERg
M73220	•	•	A	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Sheep	Nh
AF336220	G	•	A	•	•	•	G	G	A	T	C	C	Sheep	N
AF084907	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	I. ricinus	CH
AF384213	•	G	A	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Roe deer	CH
AF384214	•	G	A	•	A	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Roe deer	CH

^aNucleotide position in relation to the published prototype sequence of the HGA agent (U02521). Comparison was made for bp 59-584 of the prototype with the obtained 526 bp sequence from this study. Dots show identities with the prototype sequence;

^bnuclotide sequence from goats B10 (June), M8 (October);

^cnucleotide sequence from B11 (June);

^dnucleotide sequence from A8 (July);

^eidentical sequence obtained from 13 cattle;

^fCH, Switzerland;

^gGER, Germany;

^hN, Norway.