Table 4 Theoretical patterns of restriction digestion of the three 16S-23S intergenic spacers in some species of Weissella

SphI / NcoI / NheI / SspI / SfuI / EcoRV / DraI / VspI / HincII / EcoRI / HindIII

W. viridescens

longa

mediumb
short / -
-
- / -
+
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
+ / +
+
+ / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
+

W. kimchii

long

medium
shortc / -
- / -
+ / -
- / +
+ / -
- / -
- / +
+ / -
- / +
+ / -
- / +
+

W. kandleri

longc

medium

short

/ -
- / -
- / -
- / +
+ / -
- / -
- / +
+ / -
+ / +
- / -
- / +
+

W. confusa

long

medium

short

/ -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
+ / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
+ / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
+

W. minor

long

medium
shortc / -
- / -
- / -
- / +
+ / -
- / -
- / +
+ / -
- / -
- / -
- / +
+

W. thailandensis

long

medium

short

/ -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
- / -
-
- / +
+
+ / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
+
+ / +
+
+

W.paramesenteroides

long

medium
short / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
-
- / +
+
- / -
-
- / +
+
+ / -
-
- / -
-
- / -
+
- / -
-
-

atRNA-Ile and tRNA-Ala genes inserted

btRNA-Ala gene inserted

cSequences not found in GenBank database