TABLE 3.

Sequencing results from the bands cut from the bacterial DGGE gels

Band(s)a	Size (bp)	Closest relative	% Identity	Sourceb
1	113	Lactobacillus sakei	99.1	AB124845
2	91	Staphylococcus xylosus	98.9	AY126259
3, 18, 24, 36	113	Lactobacillus curvatus	99.6	AY204894
4	75	Bacterium Ellin5218	100	AY234569
5, 25, 38	91	Staphylococcus sciuri or S. pulvereric	98.9	AY126231 or AY126216
6	91	Staphylococcus equorum or S. succinus	98.2	AF527483 or AY126240
7, 41	93	Macrococcus caseolyticus	96.7	AY126157
8	91	Bacillus sp.	98.8	AY461682
9	91	Staphylococcus xylosus	98.6	AY126259
10, 30, 46	93	Lactococcus garvieae	99.6	AY438044
11	91	Staphylococcus xylosus	97.9	AY126259
12, 47	91	Staphylococcus xylosus	98.9	AY126259
13, 37	91	Staphylococcus equorum or S. succinusc	98.7	AF527483 or AY126240
14	91	Staphylococcus xylosus	99.0	AY126259
15, 33, 45	91	Staphylococcus equorum or S. succinus	98.9	AF527483 or AY126240
16, 26, 44	111	Lactobacillus paracasei	99.0	AY204894
17, 32	111	Lactobacillus curvatus	99.1	AY204894
19, 22, 48	111	Lactobacillus curvatus	97.2	AY204894
20, 23, 49	113	Lactobacillus sakei	99.5	AB124845
21, 35	91	Brochothrix thermosphacta	98.9	M58798
27, 39	93	Staphylococcus intermedius	100	D83369
28	91	Bacillus sp.	98.8	AY461682
29	106	Ruminococcus sp.	100	AY442822
31	114	Lactobacillus sakei	98.2	AB124845
34	93	Lactococcus garvieae	98.9	AY438044
41, 50	93	Macrococcus caseolyticus	98.9	AY126157
42	95	Macrococcus caseolyticus	97.7	AY126157
43	91	Bacillus pumilis	98.8	X60637

^aBands are numbered as indicated on the DGGE gels shown in Fig. 2.

^bAccession number of the sequence of the closest relative found by BLAST search.

^cThe V1 regions were 100% identical, therefore avoiding identification.