Table 4.
Sequence information obtained in this study. Twelve strains were analysed, together with nine type and reference strains, as described in Methods.
| Locus | Strains analysed (n) | Nucleotides (%) | Frequency T/C/A/G (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved | Variable | Parsimony-informative | Total* | |||||
| 16S rRNA | 21 | 1,266 (91,5) | 86 (6,2) | 52 (3,7) | 1,347/1,383 | 20.4/24.0/24.7/30.9 | ||
| atpD | 20 | 318 (77,6) | 77 (18,8) | 57 (13,9) | 395/410 | 15.7/33.3/19.6/31.3 | ||
| glnII | 21 | 334 (72,8) | 108 (23,5) | 77 (16,8) | 442/459 | 16.2/32.7/19.9/31.2 | ||
| gyrB | 21 | 338 (74,8) | 96 (21,2) | 56 (12,4) | 434/452 | 21.7/29.9/16.5/32.0 | ||
| recA | 21 | 217 (72,6) | 76 (25,4) | 52 (17,4) | 293/299 | 15.8/32.3/17.3/34.7 | ||
| rpoB | 21 | 287 (70,8) | 108 (26,7) | 63 (15,5) | 395/405 | 17.4/32.8/18.7/31.1 | ||
| Concatenated genes | 20 | 1,496 (73,7) | 463 (22,8) | 304(15) | 1,959/2,028 | 17.5/32.2/18.4/31.9 | ||
*
Mean number of nucleotides amplified/number of sites analysed, including gaps.