Table 5.
Specific signatures in 16S rRNA nucleotide sequences to discriminate X. fastidiosa subspecies
| X. fastidiosa subsp. (nb of genome sequences) | SNPs at the designed positionsa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75a | 76 | 151 | 455 | 474 | 1127 | 1264 | 1340 | |
| fastidiosa (n = 13) | C | A | C | G | – | G | A | C |
| morus (n = 2) | C | A | C | G | – | T | A | C |
| multiplex (n = 10) | C | A | T | A | – | G | G | C |
| sandyi (n = 1)b | C | A | T | A | T | G | A | C |
| sandyi-like (n = 2)c | T | A | C | A | – | G | G | C |
| pauca (n = 18) | C | G | T | A | – | G | A | T |
arefers to SNP positions within the alignment of the copies of 16S rRNA (Additional file 4)
brefers to Ann-1strain only
crefers to strains CFBP 8356 and CO33 strains