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Table 2 Average nucleotide sequence diversity within species clusters

From: Assigning strains to bacterial species via the internet

Species cluster

Average diversity

S. pneumoniae

0.003

S. vestibularis

0.006

S. thermophilus

0.009

S. constellatus

0.009

S. pseudopneumoniae

0.014

S. pyogenes

0.018

S. salivarius

0.020

S. cristatus

0.022

S. intermedius

0.027

S. gordonii

0.032

S. sanguinis

0.033

S. parasanguinis

0.034

S. anginosus

0.036

S. oralis

0.036

S. oralis – IgA1 protease negative

0.036

S. mitis

0.038

"S. mitis biovar 2"

0.039

Unknown A

0.043

S. australis

0.046

S. infantis

0.050

  1. Species are listed in ascending order of intra-species sequence diversity.