TABLE 3.

Difference alignment of the target sequence of probe XAN818 and sequences of exemplary matching target organisms and nontarget organisms

Species	EMBL accession no.	No. of mismatches	Sequencea
Luteimonas mephitis	AJ012228	0	GCCCUAAAC==================GGAGCAAUC
Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis	AJ012231	0	GCCCUAAAC==================GGUUCAACU
Stenotrophomonas africae	U62646	0	GCCCUAAAC==================GGUGCAAUU
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	X95923	0	GCCCUAAAC==================GGUGCAAUU
Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens	AJ012229	0	GCCCUAAAC==================GGUGCAAUU
Xanthomonas campestris	X95917	0	GCCCUAAAC==================GGUGCAAUU
Xylella fastidiosa	M26601	0	GCCCUAAAC==================AGUGCAAAU
Beggiatoa alba	L40994	2	GCCCUAAAC====a=====A=======GGAGAGACU
Acidiphilium acidophilum	M79399	3	GCUGUAAAC====u=Ug==========GGN
Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. oxydans	X73820	3	GCUGUAAAC====u=Ug==========GGAAACUUA

^aThe target sequence was 5′GAUGCGAACUGGAUGUUG′3. All target sequences begin at position 818 (E. coli numbering [6]). Equal signs indicate matches to the target sequence. Strong and weak mismatches are indicated by upper- and lowercase letters, respectively, according to Stahl and Amann (33).