Table 4.
Comparison of 16S rRNA Sequences (599 pb) from Anaplasma Strains Genetically Related to A. phagocytophilum Isolated from Tunisian Small Ruminants and Other Anaplasma Species Found in GenBank
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. sp (Aplike1GGo1) | 100 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | A. sp (Aplike1GGo2) | 99.8 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | A. sp (Aplike1GGo3) | 99.7 | 99.8 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | A. sp (Aplike1GOv1) | 100 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | A. sp (Aplike1GOv2) | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 6 | A. sp (Aplike1GOv3) | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 100 | ||||||||||
| 7 | A. sp (Clone 1) | 100 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 100 | |||||||||
| 8 | A. sp (Aplike2GGo1) | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 100 | ||||||||
| 9 | A. sp (KS8) | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 100 | |||||||
| 10 | A. sp (BL099-6) | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.5 | 99.2 | 99.5 | 100 | ||||||
| 11 | A. p (HN) | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 97.0 | 97.5 | 97.7 | 100 | |||||
| 12 | A. pl (Okinawa) | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 99.2 | 100 | ||||
| 13 | A. o (Jingtai) | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.5 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.7 | 100 | |||
| 14 | A. m (Lushi) | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.2 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 97.3 | 99.7 | 100 | ||
| 15 | A. c (CC) | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 96.8 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.8 | 96.8 | 97.0 | 99.3 | 99.0 | 100 | |
| 16 | A. b (YX4) | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 96.8 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.8 | 96.3 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 100 |
The numbers represent the nucleotide identity rates found between the sequences.
A. sp, (Aplike1GGo1–3 and Aplike2GGo1), Anaplasma sp. isolated from Tunisian goats (AplikeGGo1–3 strains, GenBank acc. nos. KM285226, KM285227, KM285229, and KM285228, respectively); A. sp, (AplikeGOv1–3), Anaplasma sp. isolated from Tunisian sheep (AplikeGOv1–3 strains, GenBank acc. nos. KM285230–KM285232, respectively); A. sp (Clone 1), Anaplasma sp. related to A. phagocytophilum found on Japanese deer (Clone 1, GenBank acc. no. JN055357); A. sp (KS8), Anaplasma sp. isolated from Chinese sheep registered as A. phagocytophilum (KS8 isolate, GenBank acc. no. KJ782385); A. sp (BL099-6), Anaplasma sp. isolated from Hyalomma asiaticum tick infested Japanese ruminants (BL099-6 isolate, GenBank acc. no. KJ410247); A. p (HN strain), A. phagocytophilum strain isolated from Chinese rodent (HN strain, GenBank acc. no. KC470064); A. pl (Okinawa), A. platys isolate found on Japanese dog (Okinawa isolate, GenBank acc. no. AY077619); A. o (Jingtai), A. ovis isolate found on Chinese goat (Jingtai isolate, GenBank acc. no. AJ633049); A. m (Lushi), A. marginale isolate found on Chinese cattle (Lushi isolate, GenBank acc. no. AJ633048); A. c (CC), A. centrale strain isolated from Italian cattle (CC strain, GenBank acc. no. EF520686); A. b (G49), A. bovis isolate found on Chinese goat (G49 isolate, GenBank acc. no. JN558824).