Table 3

Observed patterns of polymorphism/divergence between B. anthracis (Ames) and B. cereus (ATCC 14579, ATCC 10987)

Silent sites

Replacement sites

Polymorphic sites within B. cereus strains

660

136

Divergent sites between B. anthracis and B. cereus

646

125

Polymorphic sites within B. anthracis strains

11

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Zwick et al. Genome Biology 2004 6:R10   doi:10.1186/gb-2004-6-1-r10