TABLE 3.
16S-23S spacer DNA similarity group | No. of isolates | Spf190, Sphingo-108F, and Sphingo-429R positivea | Strain(s) sequenced | Closest relative based on partial 16S rDNA sequence
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Taxon | % Homology | Accession no. | ||||
1 | 10 | Yes | ARJ7 and ARJ19 | Sphingomonas paucimobilis EPA505 | 100 | 437341 |
Sphingomonas subarctica | 100 | X99100 | ||||
2 | 1 | Yes | NDb | ND | ||
3 | 1 | Yes | ARJ81 | Sphingomonas sp. strain BAL5 | 100 | 463937 |
4 | 1 | Yes | ARJ13 | Sphingomonas subarctica | 98 | X94098 |
Sphingomonas sp. strain MBIC3020 | 98 | AB025279 | ||||
5 | 14 | No | ARJ45 | Unclassified beta-proteobacterium strain ND5 | 100 | AB008506 |
Spf90, Sphingo-108F, and Sphingo-429R are Sphingomonas-specific 16S DNA primers.
ND, not determined.