TABLE 4.

Comparative 16S rDNA sequence divergence of P. vulgaris group 5 and 6 strains

Strain no.	Source	Sequence divergence (%) relative to:		DNA group assignment
		Group 5 (ATCC 51470)	Group 6 (ATCC 51471)
PV-2	Urine	0.38	1.70	Group 5
PV-6	Blood	0.38	1.32	Group 5
PV-7	Blood	0.19	1.51	Group 5
PV-12	Wound	1.32	0.38	Group 6
PV-13	Urine	0.57	1.51	Group 5
PV-25	Wound	1.70	0	Group 6
PV-28	Wound	0.38	1.32	Group 5
PV-29	Wound	1.32	0.38	Group 6
PV-31	Wound	1.51	0.19	Group 6
PV-34	Wound	1.13	0.95	NDa
PV-42	Mouse	0	1.70	Group 5

^aND, could not be determined.