TABLE 2.

Phylogenetic affiliations of 16S rRNA gene sequences

Peak designationa	Sequence length (bp)	Closest relative				Reference
		Name (accession no.)	Affiliation group	% Similarity	Source
C1	525	Clone B-87 (AY676487)	Clostridiaceae	97	Bovine teat canal	19
C3	530	Clone M75 (DQ640962)	Clostridiaceae	88	Effluent treatment plant	V. C. Kalia et al. (unpublished, 2007)
C4	524	Clone A35 D28 L B B12 (EF559222)	Clostridiaceae	99	Mesophilic solid waste digester	T. Li et al. (unpublished, 2007)
C5	525	Clone P316 (AF261803)	Clostridiaceae	98	Manure storage pit	T. R. Whitehead and M. A. Cotta (unpublished, 2004)
BA1	707	Clone BRC82 (EF436368)	Bacteroidetes	92	Buffalo rumen water	H. Mao et al. (unpublished, 2007)
BA2	844	Clone SRRT42 (AB240481)	Bacteroidetes	92	Rhizosphere biofilm of phragmites	Y. Nakamura et al. (unpublished, 2005)
BA3	662	Clone Z144 (EU029356)	Bacteroidetes	94	Raw milk	D. Raats and M. Halpern (unpublished, 2007)
BA4	405	Clone oca46 (AY491639)	Bacteroidetes	94	Wastewater	46
BSL3	674	Clone WTB_Y48 (EU009859)	Mollicutes	91	Turkey intestinal tract	E. Bent et al. (unpublished, 2007)
BSL7	674	L. sobrius (AY700063)	Lactobacillus	100	Piglet intestinal tract	32
BSL4b	645	Clone R8C-A3 (AY678482)	Mollicutes	88	Estuarine sediment	42
BSL8b	647	Clone R8C-A3 (AY678482)	Firmicutes	86	Estuarine sediment	42
Bi1	513	B. thermacidophilum subsp. porcinum (AY148470)	Bifidobacterium	99	Piglet intestinal tract	60
Bi2	522	B. pseudolongum subsp. pseudolongum (AY174109)	Bifidobacterium	100	Porcine cecum	50
Bi1b	513	B. thermacidophilum subsp. porcinum (AY148470)	Bifidobacterium	100	Piglet intestinal tract	60
Bi2b	514	B. pseudolongum subsp. pseudolongum (AY174109)	Bifidobacterium	98	Porcine cecum	50

^aSequences from this study have been deposited in EMBL under accession numbers AM991308 to AM991325.