Multilocus sequence analysis for the taxonomic updating and identification of the genus Proteus and reclassification of Proteus genospecies 5 O’Hara et al. 2000, Proteus cibarius Hyun et al. 2016 as later heterotypic synonyms of Proteus terrae Behrendt et al. 2015

Table 1 dDDH relatedness and ANI values among the eleven species

Strains ^a		a		b		c		d		e		f		g		h		i		j		k		l		m		n
Species		P. mirabilis		P. penneri		P. vulgaris		P. hauseri		Proteus genospecies 4		Proteus genospecies 5		P. cibarius		P. terrae		CA142267		Proteus genospecies 6		P. columbae		P. alimentorum		P. faecis		P. cibi
DDH/ANI		DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI	DDH	ANI
Strains^a	a	100.0	100.0
	b	24.7	82.1	100.0	100.0
	c	24.4	81.7	37.5	89.4	100.0	100.0
	d	23.5	80.8	25.8	83.3	25.1	82.6	100.0	100.0
	e	24.6	81.8	41.5	90.9	44.5	91.6	25.8	83.2	100.0	100.0
	f	24.3	81.8	44.6	91.7	37.7	89.6	25.8	83.1	40.0	90.2	100.0	100.0
	g	25.1	82.6	44.5	91.7	37.5	89.6	25.7	83.2	39.9	90.2	72.3	96.9	100.0	100.0
	h	24.1	81.5	44.6	91.8	37.5	89.5	25.7	83.3	39.9	90.2	93.1	99.2	71.2	96.7	100.0	100.0
	i	24.4	82.0	44.9	91.8	37.6	89.7	25.8	83.1	39.8	90.3	74.4	97.1	72.3	96.8	72.6	96.8	100.0	100.0
	j	25.0	82.4	44.8	91.7	36.0	89.0	26.1	83.4	37.8	89.5	47.3	92.3	47.1	92.5	47.3	92.4	48.3	92.8	100.0	100.0
	k	24.8	81.9	46.3	92.1	36.8	89.1	26.0	83.4	37.9	89.6	48.9	92.7	48.3	92.6	48.8	93.0	49.8	93.0	57.1	94.4	100	100
	l	24.9	82.0	46.3	92.1	36.4	89.0	25.9	83.3	37.8	89.6	48.7	92.8	48.1	92.7	48.5	92.7	49.2	92.3	52.4	93.7	53.9	93.9	100	100
	m	24.1	81.6	52.7	93.7	35.8	88.7	25.7	83.1	36.5	89.1	45.9	91.9	45.5	91.9	45.9	92.0	46.6	92.1	47.1	92.2	48.6	92.7	48.5	92.6	100	100
	n	24.6	81.9	45.3	92.0	35.5	88.3	25.8	83.0	36.5	89.0	45.8	92.0	45.5	92.0	45.9	92.0	46.6	92.3	49.2	92.0	51.4	93.3	50.5	93	49.5	92.9	100	100

^a Strain: a, P. mirabilis ATCC 29906^T(GenBank accession no. ACLE00000000.1); b, P. penneri ATCC 33519^T (PHFJ00000000); c, P. vulgaris KCTC 2579^T (PHNN000000000); d, P. hauseri JCM 1668^T (PGWU00000000); e, Proteus genospecies 4 ATCC 51469^T (PENV00000000); f, Proteus genospecies 5 ATCC 51470^T (PENU00000000); g, P. cibarius JCM 30699^T (PGWT00000000); h, P. terrae LMG 28659^T (PENS00000000); i, CA142267; j, Proteus genospecies 6 ATCC 51471^T (PENT00000000); k, P. columbae 08MAS2615^T (NGVR00000000); l, P. alimentorum 08MAS0041^T (NBVR00000000); m, P. faecis TJ1636^T (PENZ00000000); n, P. cibi FJ2001126-3^T (PENW00000000)
Results were percentages based on Formula 2, calculate distances and DDH estimates with GGDC 2; ANI values were estimated using the web-based service ANI calculator (http://www.ezbiocloud.net/tools/ani)

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