TABLE 2.
Genetic similarities among mutS and UR nucleotide sequences between MRJR-positive strains of E. colia
| E. coli strain (no.) | % similarityb to strain no:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| ECOR43 (1) | 100 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 96.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | |
| ECOR31 (2) | 96.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 96.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | |
| ECOR42 (3) | 94.6 | 96.8 | 100 | 96.5 | 100 | 100 | |
| ECOR37 (4) | 91.1 | 92.3 | 94.0 | 96.5 | 100 | 100 | |
| ECOR44 (5) | 94.5 | 93.7 | 95.4 | 93.7 | 96.5 | 96.5 | |
| O157:H7c (6) | 93.2 | 92.9 | 93.7 | 98.1 | 93.2 | 100 | |
| O55:H7d (7) | 90.5 | 91.7 | 93.4 | 98.9 | 93.7 | 97.1 | |
a
Genetic distances were derived from pairwise sequence comparisons using the Jukes-Cantor correction (29).
b
UR values are given above the diagonal, while mutS values are given below the diagonal.
c
Represented by strain FDA536.
d
Represented by strain DEC5C.