TABLE 1.

Identity values calculated for 322-bp nucleotide sequences of recA gene fragments and putative 107-residue amino acid sequences

Strain	Identity (%)a
	L. paraplantarum LMG 16673T	L. paraplantarum LMG 18402	L. paraplantarum NIRD P2	L. pentosus LMG 10755T	L. pentosus LMG 18401	L. plantarum ATCC 14917T	L. plantarum B41	L. plantarum NCFB 340
L. paraplantarum LMG 16673T		99.7	99.4	83.9	84.8	85.4	85.1	85.1
L. paraplantarum LMG 18402	99.1		99.1	83.5	84.5	85.1	84.8	84.8
L. paraplantarum NIRD P2	100	99.1		84.2	85.1	85.4	85.1	85.1
L. pentosus LMG 10755T	97.2	98.1	99.1		100	86	85.7	85.7
L. pentosus LMG 18401	97.2	98.1	99.1	100		86.7	86.3	86.3
L. plantarum ATCC 14917T	98.1	98.1	99.1	100	100		99.7	99.7
L. plantarum B41	97.2	97.2	98.1	99.1	99.1	99.1		99.7
L. plantarum NCFB 340	98.1	98.1	99.1	100	100	100	99.1

^aIdentity values are shown for recA gene fragments (bold face) and amino acid sequences.