TABLE 2.
Similarity ranking of clones A-4 and A-11 retrieved from activated sludge and members of the Nitrospira phylum
| rDNA source | % Similarity to rDNA of:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-4 | A-11 | 710-9 | SBR clone X84560 | N. moscoviensis | N. marina | Leptospirillum sp. | L. ferrooxidans | |
| A-4 sequence | ||||||||
| A-11 sequence | 99.8 | |||||||
| 710-9 sequence | 92.2 | 92.0 | ||||||
| SBR clone X84560 | 97.0 | 96.5 | 92.1 | |||||
| N. moscoviensis | 94.0 | 93.8 | 94.7 | 91.6 | ||||
| N. marina | 88.2 | 88.0 | 87.2 | 83.0 | 88.8 | |||
| Leptospirillum sp. | 80.9 | 80.7 | 79.9 | 76.5 | 80.0 | 81.3 | ||
| L. ferrooxidans | 81.6 | 81.4 | 79.2 | 77.3 | 80.8 | 81.4 | 93.0 | |
| M. bavaricum | 80.3 | 80.2 | 78.5 | 73.9 | 79.9 | 80.8 | 79.7 | 81.4 |