Accurate identification and epidemiological characterization of Burkholderia cepacia complex: an update

Table 3 Similarity of 16S rRNA sequences between Burkholderia and non-Burkholderia spp.

% Similarity of 16S rRNA	Pandoraea	B. stabilis	B. cenocepacia	B. cepacia	B. multivorans	B. pyrrocinia	B. vietnamiensis	B. ambifaria	B. anthina	B. humptydooensis	B. pseudomallei	B. mallei	B. cupriavidus	Ralstonia
1: Pandoraea	100
2: B. stabilis	95.16	100
3: B. cenocepacia	94.02	98.32	100
4: B. cepacia	95.1	98.38	98.32	100
5: B. multivorans	95.28	98.46	97.43	99.79	100
6: B. pyrrocinia	95.72	99.09	97.91	99.02	99.1	100
7: B. vietnamiensis	95.48	98.67	97.92	99.44	99.4	99.17	100
8: B. ambifaria	95.76	99.23	97.92	99.02	99.12	99.45	99.32	100
9: B. anthina	95.85	99.33	99.7	99.11	99.19	99.41	99.56	99.7	100
10: B. humptydooensis	94.86	97.54	96.38	97.55	97.59	97.86	98.02	98.23	98.22	100
11: B. pseudomallei	95.05	97.47	96.52	97.83	97.83	97.99	98.25	98.29	98.08	98.92	100
12: B. mallei	95.07	97.4	96.45	97.76	97.79	97.93	98.22	98.23	98	98.89	99.87	100
13: B. cupriavidus	91.5	90.99	91.29	91.29	91.21	91.14	91.14	91.21	91.56	91.49	91.63	91.63	100
14: Ralstonia	92.39	90.53	89.58	90.97	91.03	91.16	91.37	91.23	91.49	91.56	91.63	91.63	94.66	100

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