Table 3.

Amino acid differences in the variable region and number of repeats in the TRP region of the partial sequence of the polypeptide deduced from TRP36 among Ehrlichia canis sequences and obtained from dogs from the mesoregions of the state of Rio de Janeiro

Sequences	Variable regiona											TRP*
	10	19	23	31	46	70	72	78	79	86	111	145-240
Ehrlichia canis—Jake, USA (DQ085427)	M	N	H	G	E	A	A	D	M	V	V	TEDSVSAPA [12]
Ehrlichia canis—FluSouth (97) (MG584545)	.	.	.	D	R	V	.	N	V	.	M	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—Met (443) (MG584548)	.	.	.	D	R	V	.	.	V	.	M	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—FluNW (249) (MG584549)	.	.	.	D	.	.	.	N	.	A	.	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—FluNor (128) (MG584546)	.	.	.	D	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—CoastBaix (121) (MG584547)	.	.	.	D	.	.	G	.	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—Caxias, Brazil (KF233413)	K	G	N	S	G	V	.	N	.	.	M	TEDSVSAPA [8]
Ehrlichia canis—Caxias, Brazil (KF233414)	K	.	.	.	.	V	.	N	.	.	M	TEDSVSAPA [5]
Ehrlichia canis—Cuiabá, Brazil (JX312079)	.	G	N	.	G	V	.	N	.	A	M	ASVVPEAE [13]
Ehrlichia canis—Montenegro, Brazil (JX312082)	.	G	N	.	G	V	.	N	.	A	M	ASVVPEAE [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Londrina, Brazil (JX312080)	.	G	N	.	G	V	.	N	.	A	M	ASVVPEAE [15]
Ehrlichia canis—São Paulo, Brazil (DQ146154)	.	.	.	.	A	V	.	N	.	.	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Oklahoma, USA (DQ085428)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [6]
Ehrlichia canis—Demon, USA (DQ085429)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Louisiana, USA (DQ146151)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Florida, USA (DQ146152)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [6]
Ehrlichia canis—North USA (DQ146153)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Cameroon (DQ146155)	.	.	.	.	.	V	G	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—USA (KT357369)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis- USA (KT357370)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	.	.	.	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Taiwan (EF551366)	.	G	S	D	.	V	G	.	.	.	M	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—Taiwan (EF560599)	.	G	S	.	G	.	.	.	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Taiwan (EU139491)	.	.	S	.	G	V	.	.	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Taiwan (HQ009756)	.	G	S	.	.	.	.	.	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Taiwan (HM188566)	.	G	S	.	G	V	.	.	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Thailand (KT363877)	.	.	.	.	.	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Thailand (KT363876)	.	.	.		.	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Thailand (KT363875)	.	.	.	.	.	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [11]
Ehrlichia canis—Nigeria (JN622143)	.	.	.	.	.	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Nigeria (JN982341)	.	.	.	.	.	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichi acanis—Nigeria (JN982338)	.	.	.	.	.	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [10]
Ehrlichia canis—Czech Republic (KC479021)	.	G	.	D	G	V	.	N	.	A	M	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Czech Republic (KC479020)	.	G	.	.	G	V	.	N	.	A	K	TEDSVSAPA [9]
Ehrlichia canis—Czech Republic (KC479019)	.	G	.	.	G	V	.	N	.	A	K	TEDSVSAPA [9]

^*TRP tandem repeat protein. ^aPosition based on the sequence of E. canis (DQ085427). The dots “.” represent conserved regions