Table 3.

A survey of oil and hydrocarbon associated Syntrophaceae.^a

Study reference	Clone/strain	Accession	Source environment	Region	%b
This study	MO302D8	GU996555	Methanogenic hydrocarbon degrading enrichment	UK	100
Penner et al. (Genbank)c	Alk1-5E	EU522631	Methanogenically degrading oil sands tailings	Canada	99
Allen et al. (2007)	Clone 5C54	DQ663967	Hydrocarbon contaminated sediments	Canada	99
Zengler et al. (1999)	Clone B2	AJ133795	Methanogenic hexadecane degrading consortium (ditch mud)	Germany	98
Hatamoto et al. (2007)	Clone : MBF16_A	AB290384	Methanogenic LCFA degrading sludge	Japan	97
Grabowski et al. (2005)	FA-PB16	AY586399	Oil field production water degrading LCFAs methanogenically	Canada	94
Shimizu et al. (2007)	YWB12	AB294281	Methanogenic Coal seam groundwater	Japan	94
Shimizu et al. (2007)	YWB13	AB294282	Methanogenic Coal seam groundwater	Japan	94
She and Zhang (Genbank)c	DQ315-22	EU050698	Oil field production water	China	93
Zengler et al. (1999)	B1	AJ133794	Methanogenic hexadecane degrading consortium	Germany	93
Dojka et al. (1998)	WCHB1-12	AF050534	hydrocarbon contaminated aquifer	USA	93
Penner et al. (Genbank)c	Alk2-2B	EU522633	Degrading oil sands tailings	Canada	93
Penner et al. (Genbank)c	MLSB_6 m_11C_B	EF420213	Degrading oil sands tailings	Canada	93
Zengler et al. (1999)	B3	AJ133796	Methanogenic hexadecane degrading consortium	Germany	93
Grabowski et al. (2005)	FA-PB5	AY586395	Oil field production water	Canada	92
Penner et al. (Genbank)c	BTEX1-10B	EU522637	Oil sands tailings enrichment culture	Canada	92
Penner et al. (Genbank)c	Nap2-2C	EU522636	Oil sands tailings enrichment culture	Canada	91
Jackson et al. (1999)	S. aciditrophicus	U86447	Sewage treatment plant	USA	91
Penner et al. (Genbank)c	LCA1-1C	EU522632	Oil sands tailings enrichment culture	Canada	91
Bakermans and Madsen (2002)	12–2	AF351212	Coal-tar-waste-contaminated aquifer	USA	90
Bakermans and Madsen (2002)	8–45	AF351238	Coal-tar-waste-contaminated aquifer	USA	90
Bakermans and Madsen (2002)	36–11	AF351220	Coal-tar-waste-contaminated aquifer	USA	90
Brofft et al. (2002)	FW99	AF523966	Coal impacted wetland	USA	90
Gieg et al. (2008)	lg1d02	EU037972	Gas condensate-contaminated aquifer	USA	89
Orcutt et al. (Genbank)c	GoM161_Bac20	AM745136	Oil impacted sediments	Marine	89
Winderl et al. (2008)	D25_29	EU266903	Hydrocarbon contaminated aquifers	Germany	89
Winderl et al. (2008)	D25_39	EU266912	Hydrocarbon contaminated aquifers	Germany	89
She and Zhang (Genbank)c	DQ315-4	EU050697	Oil field production water	China	89
Kasai et al. (2005)	clone:BSC50	AB161292	Hydrocarbon contaminated soils	Japan	87
Chauhan and Ogram (2006)	F1A25	DQ201587	Acetate utilizing microorganisms in soil	USA	87

^aFamily level assignment based on RDP taxonomic classification.

^b% sequence identity with the MO302D8 (this study) determined by BLAST (Altschul et al., 1990).

^cNo accompanying journal publication.