Table 2. Mean nucleotide distances in a 2305 bp fragment of the 16S-23S rRNA genes among genotypes 1V, G1, G2, atypical C.psittaci isolate Prk/Daruma, C. abortus strains, and typical C. psittaci strains.

	15-58d/44 (1V)	15-70d/24 (G1)	15-49d/3 (G2)	C.psittaci Prk/Darum.	C.abortus S26/3	C.abortus B577	C.abortus POS	C.abortus LLG	C.psittaci Mat116	C.psittaci GR9	C.psittaci WS/RT/E30	C.psittaci WC	C.psittaci NJ1	C.psittaci MN	C.psittaci CP3	C.psittaci VS225	C.psittaci 6BC	C.psittaci M56	C.psittaci 84/55
15-58d/44 (1V)
15-70d/24 (G1)	0.005
15-49d/3 (G2)	0.009	0.007
C.psittaci Prk/Daruma	0.004	0.002	0.006
C.abortus S26/3	0.005	0.004	0.008	0.003
C.abortus B577	0.006	0.005	0.009	0.004	0.001
C.abortus POS	0.006	0.004	0.008	0.003	0.003	0.004
C.abortus LLG	0.006	0.004	0.008	0.003	0.003	0.004	0.000
C.psittaci Mat116	0.010	0.008	0.010	0.007	0.009	0.010	0.009	0.009
C.psittaci GR9	0.010	0.008	0.010	0.007	0.009	0.010	0.009	0.009	0.002
C.psittaci WS/RT/E30	0.010	0.008	0.010	0.008	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.001	0.001
C.psittaci WC	0.010	0.007	0.010	0.007	0.009	0.010	0.009	0.009	0.001	0.001	0.002
C.psittaci NJ1	0.012	0.010	0.011	0.010	0.011	0.012	0.011	0.011	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.005
C.psittaci MN	0.012	0.010	0.011	0.009	0.011	0.012	0.011	0.011	0.006	0.006	0.007	0.006	0.008
C.psittaci CP3	0.012	0.010	0.011	0.009	0.011	0.012	0.011	0.011	0.006	0.006	0.007	0.006	0.008	0.001
C.psittaci VS225	0.010	0.008	0.010	0.008	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.003	0.006	0.005	0.005
C.psittaci 6BC	0.009	0.007	0.008	0.007	0.008	0.009	0.008	0.008	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.002	0.005	0.003	0.003	0.001
C.psittaci M56	0.011	0.009	0.010	0.009	0.010	0.011	0.010	0.010	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.004	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.003	0.002
C.psittaci 84/55	0.009	0.007	0.008	0.007	0.008	0.009	0.008	0.008	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.002	0.005	0.003	0.003	0.001	0.000	0.002

The grayscale heatmap indicates the smallest distance with black (0.000) and the largest distance (0.012) with white.