TABLE 4.
Distribution of clones in the fresh and mature sludge archaeal clone libraries
| Putative division | No. of clones (no. of phylotypes)
|
Closest cultured species or environmental clone (accession no.)a | % Sequence identity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-A | M-A | |||
| Methanomicrobiales | 177 (2) | 201 (3) | Methanoculleus bourgensis (AY196674) | 96-98 |
| Methanobacteriales | 1 (1) | 0 | Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus (EF100758) | 98 |
| Uncertain | 17 (1) | 0 | Clone GZK24 (AJ576219) | 99 |
a
Environmental clones are given for sequences not closely related to any cultured species.