Table 2.
Sequence similarity of the partial 16S rRNA gene, 17-kDa gene, gltA, ompA, and sca1 of Rickettsia detected in I. angustus to those of other rickettsiae
| Gene and Rickettsia organism(s)a | % sequence similarity (bp) |
|---|---|
| 17-kDa gene | |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia kingi” | 99.4 (494 of 497) |
| R. canadensis | 94.0 (471 of 501) |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia monteiroi”b | 92.4 (404 of 437) |
| R. bellii | 81.6 (407 of 499) |
| TG rickettsiae | 81.9–83.3 (408–415 of 498) |
| TRG rickettsiae | 88.3–88.7 (439–441 of 498) |
| SFG rickettsiae | 87.8–89.0 (437–443 of 498) |
| ompA | |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia kingi” | 99.4 (488 of 491) |
| R. canadensis | 86.7 (430 of 495) |
| TRG rickettsiae | 81.1–83.6 (401–441 of 493) |
| SFG rickettsiae | 81.0–86.3 (402–428 of 496) |
| gltA | |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia kingi” | 99.9 (1,059 of 1,060) |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae” | 98.7 (1,046 of 1,060) |
| R. canadensis | 97.5 (1,034 of 1,060) |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia monteiroi”b | 96.5 (1,008 of 1,045) |
| R. bellii | 85.4 (908 of 1,063) |
| TG rickettsiae | 88.8–89.3 (941–947 of 1,060) |
| TRG rickettsiae | 89.9–91.5 (952–970 of 1,060) |
| SFG rickettsiae | 89.3–92.7 (947–983 of 1,060) |
| 16S rRNA gene | |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia kingi” | 99.7 (1,328 of 1,332) |
| R. canadensis | 98.6 (1,313 of 1,332) |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae”b | 99.3 (1,281 of 1,290) |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia monteiroi”b | 97.9 (1,304 of 1,317) |
| R. bellii | 99.3 (1,323 of 1,332) |
| TG rickettsiae | 97.9–98.0 (1,304–1,306 of 1,332) |
| TRG rickettsiae | 98.1–99.2 (1,307–1,321 of 1,332) |
| SFG rickettsiae | 98.6–99.1 (1,313–1,320 of 1,332) |
| sca1 | |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia kingi” | 100 (488 of 488) |
| R. canadensis | 96.3 (470 of 488) |
| “Candidatus Rickettsia monteiroi”b | 95.5 (426 of 446) |
| R. bellii | 82.6 (403 of 488) |
| TG rickettsiae | 87.9–88.1 (429–430 of 488) |
| TRG rickettsiae | 92.0–94.3 (449–460 of 488) |
| SFG rickettsiae | 92.4–94.7 (451–462 of 488) |
a
Accession numbers of taxa are available in Table S1 in the supplemental material.
b
Only a partial sequence is available for this taxon.