Table 2.
Pairwise identity of mite sequences available in NCBI compared with sequenced M. musculinus (MC) contig
| 18S rRNA sequence used | 18S rRNA % pairwise identity with MC contig | 28S rRNA sequence used | 28S rRNA % pairwise identity with MC contig | |
| M. musculinus | JF834893 (partial, 935 bp) | 98.4%a | not applicable | not applicable |
| M. japonensis | JQ000333 | 97.2% | JQ000641 | 95.7% |
| D. pteronyssus | JQ000249 | 93.7% | JQ000557 | 89.9% |
| D. farinae | JQ000247 | 92.9% | JQ000555 | 89.4% |
| M. musculi | JF834895 | 83.0% | JF934703 (partial, 444 bp) | 68.7% |
a
14 mismatches in first 28 bases of JF834893