TABLE 4.
Phylogenetic affiliations of bacterial 16S rRNA gene clone libraries at each depth below the seafloor
| Phylogenetic affiliation | No. of clones
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 0-3 cm | 15-18 cm | |
| Deltaproteobacteria | ||
| Desulfosarcina/Desulfococcus | 4 | 3 |
| Desulfobacteria (Eel-1) | 4 | |
| Syntrophus | 1 | |
| Desulfobulbus/Desulfocapsa | 4 | |
| Eel-2 | 13 | |
| Other deltaproteobacteria | 9 | |
| Epsilonproteobacteria | 1 | 1 |
| Gammaproteobacteria | 1 | |
| Acidobacteria | 7 | |
| Hypersaline group I | 3 | |
| JS1 | 14 | |
| Hypersaline group II | 6 | |
| Planctomycetales | 1 | 2 |
| OP8 | 1 | 2 |
| Actinobacteria | 4 | |
| Chloroflexi | 4 | |
| Hydrocarbon-associated group | 7 | |
| KB-1 | 5 | |
| Total no. of clones | 23 | 74 |