TABLE 3.

16S rDNA analysis of mastodon isolates

Sample no.	Origina	Isolate	FAME identification	MIDI index	Biochemical identification	Closest relative (16S rRNA)	% 16S rRNA similarity
Enterobacteriaceae isolates
Burning Tree
1	IM	101.03.37	Enterobacter cloacae	0.135	Enterobacter cloacaeb	E. coli	95.4
		101.05.25	Y. enterocolitica	0.512	Pseudomonas sp.b	R. aquatilis	99.8
		101.07.25	Y. enterocolitica	0.584	Pseudomonas sp.b	R. aquatilis	99.8
		102.05.25	Y. enterocolitica	0.624	Pseudomonas sp.b	R. aquatilis	99.8
6		E6.25.18	Yersinia sp.	0.297	NDc	R. aquatilis	99.3
4	B	401.04.37	Enterobacter cloacae	0.477	Aeromonas salmonicidad	E. coli	95.6
	B	402.03.25	Enterobacter cloacae	0.761	Enterobacter cloacaeb	C. freundii	98.0
Heisler
18	CA	18.37.BG.02	Y. enterocolitica	0.351	Enterobacter sp.e	H. alvei	97.8
Obligately anaerobic isolates
Burning Tree
8	B	8.37.71	Bacteroides strain D19	0.069	ND	C. mangenotii	98.5
12	Sed	12-13	Bacteroides strain D19	0.294	ND	C. subterminale	92.4
		12-6	Fusobacterium necrophorum	0.001	ND	C. subterminale	91.7
		12-12	Bacteroides strain D19	0.168	ND	C. mangenotii	98.5
14	Sed	14-1	Fusobacterium necrophorum	0.003	ND	C. subterminale	92.6
		14-2	Bacteroides strain D19	0.080	ND	C. subterminale	91.4
		14-19	Bacteroides strain D19	0.138	ND	C. mangenotii	98.1
Heisler
17	CA	17-3	Bacteroides strain D19	0.008	ND	C. bifermentans	98.9
22	Sed	22-6	F. perfoetens	0.032	ND	C. xylanolyticum	98.3

^aIM, intestinal mass; B, bone-associated sample Sed, background sediment; CA, clastic anchor. 

^bAPI-20E test strip. 

^cND, not determined. 

^dRapid NFT test strip. 

^eEnterotube.