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Table 4 Mycoplasma sequences (PCR2, Kuppeveld et al. 1992 [34]) used for phylogenetic analyses grouped according to genetic clusters. The sequences used were grouped into clusters according to top hits using the database "leBIBI" [35] and host family and species

From: Detection of Mycoplasma spp. from snakes from five different families

Cluster

(total sequences)

Database "leBIBI": Top hits

Snake family

(total sequenced/total used for tree building)

Species (Common name, number of sequences from that species)

A (65)

URS00004D329C Mycoplasmopsis agassizii

URS0000076237 Mycoplasmopsis testudinea

Boidae (6/2)

Boa constrictor constrictor (Boa Constrictor, 1)

Corallus caninus (Emerald Tree Boa, 1)

Elapidae (11/1)

Ophiophagus hannah (King Cobra, 1)

Pythonidae (93/62)

Antaresia maculosa (Spotted Python, 1)

Malayopython reticulatus (Reticulated Python, 3)

Malayopython timoriensis (Timor Python, 1)

Morelia spilota (Carpet Python, 5)

Morelia viridis (Green Tree Python, 10)

Python bivittatus (Burmese Python, 1)

Python molurus (Indian Rock Python, 2)

Python regius (Ball Python, 38)

Simalia boeleni (Boelen's-Python, 1)

B (4)

URS0000076237 Mycoplasmopsis testudinea

URS00004D329C Mycoplasmopsis agassizii

Boidae (6/3)

Boa constrictor constrictor (Boa Constrictor, 1)

Candoia paulsoni tasmai (Solomon Island Ground Boa, 2)

Pythonidae (93/1)

Morelia viridis (Green Tree Python, 1)

C (1)

URS000017757F Mycoplasma anserisalpingitidis

URS00003A6282, URS000005A434 Mycoplasmopsis crocodyli

URS000015EBF3 Mycoplasmopsis alligatoris

Colubridae (16/1)

Hierophis viridiflavus (Green Whip Snake, 1)

D (1)

URS000028F9C7 Mycoplasmopsis iners

Elapidae (11/1)

Hemachatus haemachatus (Rinkhals, 1)

E (4)

URS00005FF178 Mycoplasmopsis iguanae

Colubridae (16/4)

Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose Snake, 1)

Lampropeltis sp. (Kingsnake, 1)

Pantherophis guttatus (Red Cornsnake, 2)

F (31)

URS00004B2C12 Mycoplasmoides fastidiosum

URS00004A8904 Mycoplasmoides cavipharyngis

URS0000069699 Mycoplasma insons

Elapidae (11/4)

Naja nigricollis (Black-necked Spitting Cobra, 1)

Naja pallida (African Cobra, 1)

Naja siamensis (Indo-Chinese Spitting Cobra, 2)

Pythonidae (93/6)

Aspidites ramsayi (Woma-Python, 1)

Malayopython timoriensis (Timor Python, 1)

Morelia viridis (Green Tree Python, 2)

Python regius (Ball Python, 2)

Viperidae (30/21)

Atheris sp. (Bush Viper, 1)

Bitis arietans (Puff Adder, 2)

Bitis caudalis (Horned Adder, 1)

Bothriechis schlegelii (Eyelash Viper, 1)

Bothrops atrox (Common Lancehead, 2)

Cerastes cerastes (Desert Horned Viper, 3)

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus (Ceylon Pit Viper, 1)

Crotalus atrox (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus durissus (Cascabel Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus ruber (Red Diamond Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus sp. (Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus stephensi (Panamint Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus vegrandis (Uracoan Rattlesnake, 1)

Crotalus viridis (Western Rattlesnake, 1)

Pseudocerastes fieldi (Field's Horned Viper, 1)

Vipera ammodytes (Nose-horned Viper, 1)