Table 1.
Clones from the NCBI 18S rRNA gene library and their taxonomic affiliations
| GenBank | OTU | Number | Similarity | Taxonomic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accession no. | name | of clones | Closest BLAST match | percentage | affiliation |
| Stalactites | |||||
| EF024975.1 | KS_S_1 | 6 | Oxytrichidae environmental sample | >99 | Eukaryota; Alveolata; Ciliophora |
| EF024492.1 | KS S 2 KS_S_15 | 9 | Eimeriidae environmental sample | >89 | Eukaryota; Alveolata; Apicomplexa |
| FN866184.1 | KS S 3 KS_S_6 | 5 | Uncultured eukaryote clone O218406H12 | >98 | Eukaryota |
| EU940066.1 | KS_S_4 | 13 | Fungal sp. M258 isolate M258 | >99 | Eukaryota; Fungi |
| EU091865.1 | KS_S_5 | 1 | Uncultured Banisveld eukaryote clone P4-3m5 | >97 | Eukaryota |
| FN867225.1 | KS S 7 KS_S_13 | 11 | Uncultured eukaryote clone O319606H08 | >99 | Eukaryota |
| FN865594.1 | KS S 8 KS_S_14 | 6 | Uncultured eukaryote clone O127706H07 | >97 | Eukaryota |
| EU910606.1 | KS_S_9 | 1 | Uncultured alveolate clone G40 | >89 | Eukaryota |
| AY082996.1 | KS_S_10 | 1 | Uncultured eukaryote clone RT5iin3 | >98 | Eukaryota |
| FJ592496.1 | KS_S_11 | 1 | Uncultured eukaryote clone F11_SE1B | >93 | Eukaryota |
| AF372716.1 | KS_S_12 | 1 | Uncultured fungus clone LEM108 | >87 | Eukaryota |
| GU290114.1 | KS_S_16 | 2 | Uncultured eukaryote clone TKR07M.132 | >92 | Eukaryota |
| AF372716.1 | KS_S_17 | 1 | Uncultured eukaryotic picoplankton clone P34.42 | >93 | Eukaryota |
| Acid streamers | |||||
| EF024975.1 | KS_S_1 | 4 | Oxytrichidae environmental sample | >99 | Eukaryota; Alveolata; Ciliophora |
| FN865594.1 | KS_S_8 | 3 | Uncultured eukaryoteclone O127706H07 | >97 | Eukaryota |
| DQ868349.1 | KS_D_1 | 23 | Vorticella sp. JCC-2006-4 | >97 | Eukaryota; Alveolata; Ciliophora |
| DQ868348.1 | KS_D_3 | 1 | Vorticella convallaria | >97 | Eukaryota; Alveolata; Ciliophora |
| DQ768720.1 | KS_D_4 | 7 | Naegleria sp. RR13Z/I | >94 | Eukaryota; Heterolobosea; Vahlkampfiidae |
| AY321362.1 | KS_D_5 | 1 | Naeg leria australiensis isolate TT | >94 | Eukaryota; Heterolobosea; Vahlkampfiidae |
| EU152499.1 | KS D 7 | 5 | Schwiebea pseudotsugae | >95 | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Acari |
| DQ190468.1 | KS_D_8 | 1 | Vorticella fusca | >97 | Eukaryota; Alveolata; Ciliophora |