TABLE 3.
Phylogenetic affiliations of isolates from SWTP with HFMC on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences
| Taxonomic group | Closest species | Accession no. | % Similarity | No. of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphaproteobacteria | Bradyrhizobium elkanii | AM179842 | 98-100 | 7 |
| Betaproteobacteria | Aquamonas fontana | AB120967 | 96 | 1 (1) |
| Hydrogenophaga intermedia | AF019037 | 98 | 1 | |
| Burkholderia fungorum | EF650018 | 100 | 2 | |
| Gammaproteobacteria | Lysobacter gummosus | DQ065753 | 99 | 2 |
| Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis | AB008507 | 99 | 3 | |
| Actinobacteria | Nocardia asteroides | DQ659898 | 96-98 | 6 (2) |
| Streptomyces roseochromogenus | AB184752 | 97-100 | 6 | |
| Cellulosimicrobium cellulans | EU287931 | 97-100 | 10 | |
| Agromyces allium | DQ673874 | 99 | 1 | |
| Spirochaetes | Leptospira illini | M88719 | 96-99 | 2 (1) |
a The numbers in parentheses show the numbers of new phylotypes (a total of 4 from a total of 41 isolates).