Table 2.

The gene present in pathogenic M. hyopneumoniae strains but absent in nonpathogenic M. hyopneumoniae strain at the nucleotide level.

Genes	M. hyopneumoniae strains
	ES-2	168-L	7422	7448	168	KM014	232	J
ES-2_00484a	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-
ES-2_00744b	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-

“+” means that the gene was identified.

“−” means that the gene was not identified.

^aThe nucleotide sequence (990bp) of the ES-2_00484 gene is as follows.

ATGAATAAAAATAATTATACCACAAAATTTAAAAACACTACTAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAATTTTGTTCTAATTCGTCTTATATTTTTTACGTGTTTTGAGTAATTAGAGATTTTGAATTT.

AAAAAGAAAGGAGAAAAATGTAAGGTTTTAGATGTTAAACAAATTTGAGAGAAGTTAAATGCAAATTGAGAATCTAAAACTTGAAATATAAAAACTATTTATAAAGTTCTAAATTATTTAATTCAA

GAGAATATTATTGAAGTACAAAAAATAGCAAATAAATTGATAGTCGTTAATGTTCTGAATTTAAAAAAATATTATATTGCTAAAAAAGTACTTGATTTAAGTATTAATTTAGAAAAATTAGTTTCG

GCAAATTACTTAAAAGTTTATCAATATCTAAAAAATTTAGCAATTAAAAATTTCAAATTGAATAACTGAAAAAATAGTAATTATTCACTAGAAAATTCTTATACATATTTCCAAAATTTAGA

TTTAAGCAATGAAACTATTGCTAAAGCTCTAAAATGATTTTCAGAAAACAACATTCAAATTGAATTTGAAAATAAAACTATTTCTAAAAAATTAATTTCTAGCGTTAATTTAGACAAAAATACA

TTTTTTAAAGGGATTAAATATGAAAAACAATTAATTTCTATCAGTTTAAAAAGCGTTAAAAAAACTTTGTATAGACAGTTTCAAAATAACAAAGCTTATTTTTGGTCAAAAAATTTATTTAAATG

AAAAGTTTCAAAAACAATAGTTGTTAAAATCAAAAAATTTTTTGAATATTTGATTAAAAGATCTTGTTATTTGATCAGAAAAACAAAAATTGGGCTTACTTATTTGCCTTGCTGATGCCAAAAT

AAGGGAGCCCATTGAAAAATAAATTGCGAAAAACCAAAATATAAATCTTTTTACCAAGAAAAAGATTTGATTATTCGGCGGCAAGGCCAAAAAAATACAAACCTTTTGGTTCTTCAAATTTAA.

^bThe partial nucleotide sequence (369bp) of the ES-2_00744 gene is as follows.

TTAGTTAATAATAGATGACACGATAGATGAGATTTTAGCTTATCTAAAAAATTAGAGGCA.

ACCGATTATAAATTTATGATTGACTGATTTGAAAAAAATGAATTAAATATCAATATGCAA.

GCCTTTAATCAATTTTGCAATGCCATGAAAAAAGAATGACCACAAAGTCATGTTTTTGATTTCGATGAACTCGAATTTCAACTTAAACAAGAAATATCCAAACTAGAAAAACAAAAGCAAATTCA

AAATCAAAAGACAATCAAAGATAAATTTATTTATCAAAACGCAAGATTACAAGCTGAAAAATGAGTTCAAGAGGAAGAAGAAAGATTAAAAAAATATGTCCCAAAATTTAAAATGAAAATGTAA.