Table 5 Identities comparison of gltA gene and putative aa sequence between E. mineirensis (UFMG-EV) and other members of Ehrlichia genus
Percent of nucleotide (nt) similarity* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. mineirensis(UFMG-EV) | E. canis | E. chaffeensis | E. ewingii | E. muris | E. ruminantium | |
Ehrlichia mineirensis (UFMG-EV) | *** | 94.3 (nt) | 84.6 (nt) | 80.9 (nt) | 84.8 (nt) | 77.6 (nt) |
Ehrlichia canis [AF304143] | 94.0 (aa) | *** | 85.0 (nt) | 82.2 (nt) | 85.4 (nt) | 79.0 (nt) |
Ehrlichia chaffeensis [AF304142] | 82.0 (aa) | 84.0 (aa) | *** | 82.0 (nt) | 87.0 (nt) | 78.9 (nt) |
Ehrlichia ewingii [DQ365879] | 79.0 (aa) | 80.0 (aa) | 77.0 (aa) | *** | 82.5 (nt) | 79.4 (nt) |
Ehrlichia muris [AF304144] | 82.0 (aa) | 84.0 (aa) | 85.0 (aa) | 78.0 (aa) | *** | 79.6 (nt) |
Ehrlichia ruminantium [AF304146] | 74.0 (aa) | 77.0 (aa) | 75.0 (aa) | 75.0 (aa) | 77.0 (aa) | *** |