TABLE 1.

Alignment of the rDNA ITS sequences of Encephalitozoon species

Encephalitozoon sp.	Host(s)	Sequence of the rDNA ITS regiona	GenBank accession no.
E. hellem
Genotype 1	Parrots	TGTTGATTTGATTATT–––––––––TTGTGGGGATTTTTANTTTTTTAGTTTTTCT–	AF069064
Genotype 2	Humans	TGTTGATTTGATTGTTTGT––––GGTATTGAGAGTTTTTAGTTTTTT–––––TTCT–	AF110327
Genotype 3	Humans	TGTTGATTTGATTGTTTGTTTGTGGTATTGAGAGTTTTTAGTTTTTT–––––TTCT–	AF110328
E. cuniculi
Strain I	Humans, rabbits, mice	TGTTGTTGTGTT–––––––––––––––TTGATGGATGTTTGTTTGTT–––––TGTGG	X98468, AJ005581
Strain II	blue foxes, mice	TGTTGTTGTGTT–––––––––––––––TTGATGGAT––––GTTTGTT–––––TGTGG	NDb
Strain III	Humans, dogs, rodents, goats, sheep, swine, horses, foxes, cats	TGTTGTTGTGTT–––––––––––––––TTGATGGATGTTTGTTTGTTTGTT–TGTGG	X98466, L29560
E. intestinalis	Humans	––––––TTTGA––––––––––––GAGATTGGGGG––––GAATTTTTT–––––TGA––	L20292, Y11611

^aThe repeated GTTT sequences are underlined to demonstrate differences between genotypes and strains. 

^bND, not determined.