TABLE 2.
Compositions of 16S rRNA sequences for the signature positions
| Position(s) of base or base pair | Amino acid(s)a for:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | Members of sulfur-turf mat phylotypes | H. acidophilus | A. pyrophilus | Archaea | |
| 8 | A | A | A | U | |
| 9, 25 | G, C | G, C | G, C | C, G | |
| 10, 24 | R(A), U | A, U | A, U | Y, R | |
| 33, 551 | A, U | A, U | A, U | A, U | Y(C), R(G) |
| 52, 359 | Y, R | C, G | C, G | C, G | G, C |
| 53, 358 | A, U | A, U | A, U | A, U | C, G |
| 113, 314 | G, C | G, C | G, C | G, C | C, G |
| 307 | H | U | U | C | G |
| 338 | A | A | A | A | G |
| 339, 350 | C, G | C, G | C, G | C, G | G, Y(C) |
| 340, 349 | U, A | M, G | C, G | C, G | C, G |
| 361 | R(G) | G | G | G | C |
| 365 | U | U | U | U | A |
| 367, 393 | U, A | U, A | G, C | G, C | C, G |
| 377, 386 | R(G), Y(C) | G, Y | G, C | G, C | Y(C), G |
| 514, 537 | Y(C), R(G) | C, G | C, G | C, G | G, C |
| 549 | C | C | C | C | U |
| 558 | G | A | A | A | Y |
| 585, 756 | R(G), Y(C) | G, C | C, G | C, G | C, G |
| 675 | A | A | A | A | U |
| 684, 706 | U, A | U, A | U, A | G, C | G, Y(C) |
| 716 | A | A | A | A | C |
| 867 | R(G) | G | G | G | Y(C) |
| 923 | A | A | G | G | G |
| 930 | Y(C) | C | C | C | A |
| 931 | C | C | C | C | G |
| 933 | G | G | G | G | A |
| 962 | C | C | C | C | G |
| 966 | G | G | G | G | U |
| 974 | M | A | A | A | G |
| 1098 | Y(C) | C | C | C | G |
| 1109 | C | C | C | C | A |
| 1110 | A | A | A | A | G |
| 1194 | U | U | U | U | R(G) |
| 1211 | U | U | U | U | G |
| 1212 | U | U | U | U | A |
a
R, purine (A/G); Y, pyrimidine (U/C); H, A, C, or U; M, A or C. Boldface type indicates a possible plesiomorphic signature retained in the Aquifex-Hydrogenobacter complex.