In silico and phylogenetic analyses of partial BbRAP-1, BbCP2, BbSBP-4 and BbβTUB gene sequences of Babesia bovis isolates from cattle in South Africa

Table 3 Pairwise comparisons of the BbSBP-4 nucleotide gene sequences of South African Babesia bovis isolates and GenBank strains

Isolate origin		01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
South Africa	01	100	100	94.5	94.5	94.2	94.4	94.4	93.7	94.4	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.8	94.8	98.3	98.1	98.3	98.1	98.3	98.8	100	100
Ghana	02		100	94.5	94.5	94.2	94.4	94.4	93.7	94.4	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.8	94.8	98.3	98.1	98.3	98.1	98.3	98.8	100	100
Brazil	03			100	100	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.9	100	100	100	98.6	98.6	96.1	95.9	96.1	96.2	96.2	95.6	94.5	94.5
Japan	04				100	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.9	100	100	100	98.6	98.6	96.1	95.9	96.1	96.2	96.2	95.6	94.5	94.5
Mongolia	05					100	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.3	98.3	95.8	95.6	95.8	95.9	95.9	95.4	94.2	94.2
Syria	06						100	99.7	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	98.5	98.5	95.9	95.8	95.9	96.1	96.1	95.5	94.4	94.4
Syria	07							100	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	98.5	98.5	95.9	95.8	95.9	96.1	96.1	95.5	94.4	94.4
Thailand	08								100	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.9	97.9	95.2	95.1	95.2	95.4	95.4	94.8	93.7	93.7
Thailand	09									100	99.9	99.9	99.9	98.5	98.5	95.9	95.8	95.9	96.1	96.1	95.5	94.4	94.4
Thailand	10										100	100	100	98.6	98.6	96.1	95.9	96.1	96.2	96.2	95.6	94.5	94.5
USA	11											100	100	98.6	98.6	96.1	95.9	96.1	96.2	96.2	95.6	94.5	94.5
USA	12												100	98.6	98.6	96.1	95.9	96.1	96.2	96.2	95.6	94.5	94.5
MP-C18	13													100	100	96.3	96.2	96.3	96.5	96.5	95.9	94.8	94.8
NW-C4	14														100	96.3	96.2	96.3	96.5	96.5	95.9	94.8	94.8
GP-C17	15															100	99.9	100	99.9	99.7	99.5	98.3	98.3
INDIA	16																100	99.9	99.7	99.6	99.3	98.1	98.1
KZN-C1	17																	100	99.9	99.7	99.5	98.3	98.3
NW-C2	18																		100	99.9	99.3	98.1	98.1
GP-C7	19																			100	99.5	98.3	98.3
GP-C15	20																				100	98.8	98.8
KZN-C2	21																					100	100
WC-10270	22																						100

Accession numbers of BbSBP-4 sequences extracted from GenBank are (01 through 12): AB569303, AB569301, AB569300, AB594813, AB569302, AB617639, AB617641, AB571871, AB586125, AB594814, AF486506 and AF486507, respectively. Accession numbers of sequences generated in this study are (13 through 22): KF626632, KF626638, KF626636, KF626631, KF626629, KF626637, KF626634, KF626635, KF626630, KF626633

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