TABLE 1.
Alignment of B. cereus and B. anthracis sequence information of the rpoB gene
| Strains | Genbank accession no. | Base positions on rpoB genea
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42* | 61 | 69 | 84* | 108* | 150 | 174* | ||
| B. cereus ATCC 14579T | AF205336 | T | C | T | C | T | T | G |
| B. cereus ATCC 27877 | AF205338 | T | C | T | C | T | T | G |
| B. cereus ATCC 23261 | AF205342 | T | G | T | C | T | T | G |
| B. cereus ATCC 49064 | AF205339 | T | C | T | C | C | T | G |
| Bacillus sp. strain ifik1001803 | C** | C** | C** | C | C** | T | A** | |
| B. anthracis Vollum | AF205319 | C | C | C | T | C | C | A |
An asterisk indicates key positions for B. anthracis identification (5). Two asterisks indicates Bacillus sp. strain ifik1001803 sequence information shared with B. anthracis Vollum.