Table 3.

Similarity Matrix of Coxiella Partial 16s rRNA Sequences

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Coxiella burnetii RSA 493	100.0	99.9	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.2	96.7	96.7	100.0	99.9	94.8	96.7
2	C. burnetii CbuG Q212		100.0	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.1	96.6	96.7	99.9	99.8	94.9	96.6
3	Coxiella in H. bispinosa N002			100.0	99.8	99.8	99.7	98.3	98.4	96.4	96.3	94.3	96.6
4	Coxiella in H. bispinosa B002				100.0	99.8	99.8	98.3	98.4	96.4	96.3	94.3	96.6
5	Coxiella in H. bispinosa T007					100.0	99.7	98.3	98.4	96.4	96.3	94.3	96.6
6	Coxiella in H. bispinosa T008						100.0	98.3	98.2	96.2	96.3	94.2	96.6
7	Coxiella in H. hystricis S002							100.0	99.9	96.7	96.7	94.4	96.9
8	Coxiella in H. hystricis S006								100.0	96.7	96.7	94.5	96.8
9	Coxiella in H. hystricis S014									100.0	99.9	94.8	96.7
10	Coxiella in D. steini S009										100.0	94.7	96.7
11	Coxiella in D. compactus S012											100.0	94.7
12	Coxiella in Amblyomma sp. S027												100.0

The similarity of the 16s rRNA sequence based on the comparison of 1165 nucleotide positions from the Coxiella reference and sample strains.