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Table 3 Polymorphism in the fragment of 16S rRNA gene in A. phagocytophilum isolates from ticks and human pathogenic strains (sequences published in GenBank)

From: Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae infections in Ixodes ricinus ticks from urban and natural forested areas of Poland

Strain/genetic variant

Nucleotide positions 5’ → 3’a

Quality of habitat/country

No. of isolates (reference no. of samples)/site of study

GenBank acc. number

Host/vector found in other studies (only 100% homology; nucleotide sequences deposited in GenBank)

199

328

376

539

This study

I

G

A

G

G

natural/ Poland

2 (6,153)/KNP

KF312352

bank vole (Myodes glareolus, KC740432); dog (KF985242); elk (Alces alces, KC800983); roe deer (Capreolus capreolus, JQ965530); cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus, JQ063025); rat (Rattus norvegicus, KC470064); reindeer (Rangifer tarandus, JX841254); hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus, JN571163); I. ricinus (KF481930), I. trianguliceps (KF481934)

6 (39, 54, 73, 85, 90, 283)/BNP

II

G

A

A

G

urban/Poland

8 (29, 37, 38, 47, 62, 67, 71, 73)/Bielański Forest

KF312353

dog (EF668225); cat (HM138366); I. ricinus (JX909354); D. reticulatus (KF381413)

III

T

A

A

G

1 (57)/Bielański Forest

KF312351

n. m.b

IV

G

A

A

T

1 (64)/Bielański Forest

KF312354

n. m.b

A. phagocytophilum strains pathogenic for human

G

A

G

G

Poland

 

KF111754

 

G

A

G

G

Slovenia

GU236658

G

A

G

-

Italy

DQ029028

G

A

G

G

USA

GU236664

G

A

G

G

USA

NR_074113

  1. aThe number corresponds to the positions of nucleotide substitutions relative to the sequence of the complete 16S rRNA gene of A. phagocytophilum strain HZ (NR_074113). Base substitutions are shown in bold.
  2. bNo match has been found in GenBank.