Table 1. BLAST results obtained by querying the 16S rRNA gene of Leptolyngbya BL0902 with GenBank, and geographical and ecological origins of the hits.
| Descriptiona | Accession | Query coverage | Score | E-value | % identity | Origin of the strain or clone | Reference |
| Spirulina laxissima strain SAG 256.80 | DQ393278 | 100% | 2257 | 0 | 97.8 | Lake Nakuru, natron lake, Kenya | - |
| Uncultured bacterium clone DP10.3.11 | FJ612370 | 100% | 2239 | 0 | 97.3 | Dongping Lake, China | - |
| Uncultured bacterium clone GBI-83 | GQ441263 | 100% | 2167 | 0 | 96.4 | Marine microbial mats from a sandy intertidal beach, Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands (53.48 N 6.13 E” | - |
| Leptolyngbya sp. strain 0BB30S02 | AJ639892 | 100% | 2161 | 0 | 96.5 | Bubano Basin, Imola, Italy | [60] |
| Pseudanabaenaceae cyanobacterium DPG1-KK5 | EF654067 | 100% | 2161 | 0 | 96.4 | [61] | |
| Phormidium sp. strain 195-A12 | EU282429 | 100% | 2159 | 0 | 96.7 | Siberian permafrost, borehole 1/95, 2.4–2.45 m, Kolyma Lowland, Siberia, Russia | - |
| Uncultured bacterium clone GBII-87 | GQ441350 | 100% | 2158 | 0 | 96.6 | Marine microbial mats from a sandy intertidal beach, Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands (53.48 N 6.13 E” | - |
| Leptolyngbya antarctica ANT.ACE.1 | AY493588 | 100% | 2152 | 0 | 96.4 | Ace lake, Vestfolds hills, Antarctica | [62] |
| Uncultured cyanobacterium clone R8-R56 | DQ181691 | 100% | 2146 | 0 | 96.3 | Lake Rauer 8, Rauer Island, Antarctica | [63] |
| Phormidium sp. strain MBIC10025 | AB183566 | 95% | 2145 | 0 | 97.3 | Pacific Ocean, 27.03N-141.54E | - |
| Leptolyngbya sp. strain 0BB19S12 | AJ639895 | 100% | 2145 | 0 | 96.3 | Bubano Basin, Imola, Italy | [60] |
| Leptolyngbya sp. strain MX1 | GQ848193 | 100% | 2134 | 0 | 96.1 | Lake Taihu, Shangai, China | - |
| Leptolyngbya sp. strain PCC 7104 | AB039012 | 100% | 2128 | 0 | 96.1 | Rock at shoreline, Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, U.S.A | [24] |
| Leptolyngbya sp. strain 0BB24S04 | AJ639893 | 100% | 2128 | 0 | 96 | Bubano Basin, Imola, Italy | [60] |
| Phormidium sp. strain SAG 61.90 | EU624415 | 100% | 2128 | 0 | 95.9 | River Meuse near Tihange, Belgium | [61] |
| Uncultured cyanobacterium clone A132 | DQ181668 | 100% | 2124 | 0 | 96 | Ace lake, Vestfolds hills, Antarctica | [63] |
| Leptolyngbya nodulosa UTEX 2910 | EF122600 | 100% | 2117 | 0 | 95.7 | South China Sea | [64] |
| Uncultured Leptolyngbya sp. clone EHFS1_S05b | EU071483 | 100% | 2117 | 0 | 95.7 | ESTEC HYDRA facility | - |
| Uncultured cyanobacterium clone AS-45-2 | FJ866611 | 100% | 2117 | 0 | 95.7 | Submerged sinkhole | - |
| Leptolyngbya sp. strain 0BB32S02 | AJ639894 | 100% | 2111 | 0 | 95.7 | Bubano Basin, Imola, Italy | [60] |
| Oscillatoria neglecta IAM M-82 | AB003168 | 100% | 2100 | 0 | 95.9 | [65] | |
| Oscillatoria sp. | AJ133106 | 100% | 2091 | 0 | 95.4 | Lake Loosdrecht, The Netherlands | - |
| Leptolyngbya sp. Kovacik 1999/1 | GQ495618 | 100% | 2074 | 0 | 95.9 | Biofilm from interior wall, Cartusian Monastery Ruins, National Park Slovak Paradise, Klastorisko, Slovakia | - |
a
Redundant closely related clones originating from the same place were removed.