Variability and genovar distribution based on the 16S rRNA gene (rrs) sequences of B. persica in Israel and Iran.

The accession numbers of all rrs sequences of Israeli isolates, complete and partial, are listed in materials and methods. Accession numbers of the Iranian strains are U42297 (complete sequence) and EU914141 (partial sequence).1The number in parenthesis indicates the number of isolates in each genovar for which the complete rrs sequences are available.2Numbering of the nucleotide positions is according to the complete rrs sequence of the R1 strain H1039 (HM161645). Bold letters indicate the nucleotide changes that define the genovars.