Table 1 Genetic similarity of concatenated seven-gene MLST sequences (4580 bp)
|  | BT 1A group1 | BT 1A group2 | BT 2–4 O:3/O:9 | BT 1B 8081 | Y. kristensenii | Y. frederiksenii | Y. aldovae | Y. rohdei | Y. intermedia | Y. bercovieri | Y. mollaretii | Y. ruckeri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BT 1A Genetic group1 | > 99% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
BT 1A Genetic group2 | 95–96% | > 99% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BT 2–4 O:3/O:9 | 97% | 95% | > 99% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BT 1B 8081 | 97% | 95% | 98% | 100% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Y. kristensenii ATCC 33638 | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 100% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Y. frederiksenii ATCC 33641 | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 100% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Y. aldovae ATCC 35236 | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 100% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Y. rohdei ATCC 43380 | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 84% | 100% | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Y. intermedia ATCC 29909 | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 84% | 100% | Â | Â | Â |
Y. bercovieri ATCC 43970 | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 79% | 85% | 100% | Â | Â |
Y. mollaretii ATCC 43969 | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 79% | 85% | 91% | 100% | Â |
Y. ruckeri ATCC 29473 | 79–80% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 100% |