Table 2.
Estimates of evolutionary divergence using Ugandan R. microplus 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and ITS2 nucleotide sequences compared to R. microplus on GenBank
| R. microplus sequencesa | GenBank sequence ID | p-distance |
|---|---|---|
| 12S | ||
| KY688455 | DQ003008.1 (Taiwan) | 0.006 |
| EU921766.1 (Mozambique) | 0.006 | |
| KY688459 | DQ003008.1 (Taiwan) | 0.000 |
| EU921766.1 (Mozambique) | 0.000 | |
| 16S | ||
| KY688461 | KY020993 (Brazil) | 0.710 |
| EU918182.1 (South Africa) | 0.663 | |
| EU918187.1 (Mozambique) | 0.071 | |
| ITS2 | ||
| KY688467 | U97715.1 South Africa) | 0.400 |
| MF373428.1 (Nigeria) | 0.003 | |
| MF373429.1 (Nigeria) | 0.002 | |
| EU520392.1 (USA) | 0.038 | |
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