TABLE 3.
Phylogenetic compositions of the two 16S rRNA gene clone libraries constructed from the PCDD/F-transforming microcosm
| Phylum/class | No. of clones detected in microcosm
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Day 140a | Day 300 | |
| Acidobacteria | 0 | 2 (3.3) |
| Actinobacteria | 1 (1.8) | 0 |
| Bacteroidetes | 9 (16) | 6 (10) |
| Chlorobi | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.0) |
| Chloroflexi | 3 (5.4) | 7 (12) |
| Firmicutes | 21 (38) | 9 (15) |
| Nitrospira | 1 (1.8) | 5 (8.3) |
| Proteobacteria | ||
| Alphaproteobacteria | 1 (1.8) | 4 (6.7) |
| Betaproteobacteria | 8 (14) | 9 (15) |
| Gammaproteobacteria | 3 (5.4) | 5 (8.3) |
| Deltaproteobacteria | 5 (8.9) | 5 (8.3) |
| Epsilonproteobacteria | 1 (1.8) | 0 |
| Spirochaetes | 0 | 1 (1.7) |
| OP11 division | 1 (1.8) | 0 |
| Unidentified | 1 (1.8) | 4 (6.7) |
| Total | 60 | 56 |
a
Figures in parentheses indicate the percentages of clones.