Table 3.
Observed patterns of polymorphism/divergence between B. anthracis (Ames) and B. cereus (ATCC 14579, ATCC 10987)
| Silent sites | Replacement sites | |
| Polymorphic sites within B. cereus strains | 660 | 136 |
| Divergent sites between B. anthracis and B. cereus | 646 | 125 |
| Polymorphic sites within B. anthracis strains | 11 | 3 |