Table 2.
Molecular identification of culturable microbes and their biodeterioration potentials.
| Isolate | Identification by NCBI BLASTn | Drought tolerance (survived at aw ≥0.919) | Discoloration | Calcium compound | Crystal formation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closest relative taxa | Similarity (%) | Accession number | Ferric oxide calcined | Charcoal activated | CaCO3 | Ca2PO42− | ZnCO3 | Feldspar | Kaolinite | |||
| Bacteria | ||||||||||||
| SKB1 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 100 | AB617572 | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
| SKB2 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 100 | KJ571206 | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
| SKB3 | Bacillus licheniformis | 99.93 | MK859953 | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
| SKB4 | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens | 99.79 | MT579842 | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
| SKB5 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 100 | KT372242 | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
| SKB6 | Burkholderia cepacia | 100 | MZ049603 | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fungi | ||||||||||||
| SKF1 | Trichaptum sp. | 100 | MW661085 | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| SKF2 | Aspergillus sp. | 100 | MT530274 | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |