Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficient (expressed as percentage) between different methods
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 16S rRNA gene identity | 100 | |||||
| 2. Identity in MLSA | 86.5 | 100 | ||||
| 3. Identity in supertree analysis | 91.1 | 98.4 | 100 | |||
| 4. Average aminoacid identity (AAI) | 85.9 | 97.7 | 96.9 | 100 | ||
| 5. Karlin genome signature dissimilarity | 71.5 | 85.3 | 82.3 | 84.9 | 100 | |
| 6. BLAST proteome identity | 77.1 | 89.0 | 86.4 | 92.5 | 85.5 | 100 |