Table 2.
Phylogenetic affiliation of excised denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis bands from the Baltimore Harbor sediment culture as shown in Fig. 2
| Bands | Sequence length (bp) | Closest phylogenetic relative (accession no.) | Identity (%) | Phyla |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFE1 | 153 | Capnocytophaga sputigena (X67609) | 86.3 | Bacteroidetes |
| BFE2 | 164 | Dehalococcoides sp. CBDB1 (AF230641) | 100.0 | Chloroflexi |
| BFE3 | 157 | Clostridium lactatifermentans (AY033434) | 99.3 | Firmicutes |
| BFE4 | 159 | Uncultured bacterium SHA-15 (AJ249098) | 97.5 | Unknown |
| BFE5 | 156 | Uncultured bacterium clone DSBACT72 (AY762633) | 90.3 | Firmicutes |
| BFE6 | 156 | Clostridium cellulovorans (X73438) | 97.4 | Firmicutes |
| BFA1 | 163 | Epulopiscium sp. morphotype (M99574) | 84.7 | Firmicutes |
| BFA2 | 160 | Anaerolinea thermophila (AB046413) | 87.0 | Chloroflexi |
| BFA3 | 141 | Dehalococcoides sp. CBDB1 (AF230641) | 100.0 | Chloroflexi |
| BFA4 | 160 | Clostridium lactatifermentans (AY033434) | 96.3 | Firmicutes |
| BFA5 | 159 | Epulopiscium sp. morphotype (M99574) | 84.7 | Firmicutes |
| BFA6 | 159 | Pelospora glutarica (AJ251214) | 88.1 | Firmicutes |
| BFA7 | 159 | Syntrophomonas sp. TB-6 (AB098336) | 91.0 | Firmicutes |
| BFA8 | 158 | Uncultured Desulfosarcina sp. clone SIMO-1222 (AY710662) | 93.7 | δ-Proteobacterium |