Table 2.
Abundance and similarity of OTU to known species of bacteria in saba-narezushi (narezushi of mackerel)
| OTU (number of clone) | Nearest known species (Accession Number) | Similarity (%) | Composition (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillales | |||
| OTU-01 (47), OTU-02 (1) | Lactobacillus curvatus (AJ621550) | 99–100 | 51.1 |
| OTU-03 (13) | Lactococcus piscium (DQ343754) | 99 | 13.8 |
| OTU-04 (8) | Leuconostoc gasicomitatum (AF231131) | 100 | 8.5 |
| OTU-05 (3) | Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (X64887) | 99 | 3.2 |
| OTU-06 (3) | Vagococcus carniphilus (AY179329) | 98 | 3.2 |
| OTU-07 (2) | Carnobacterium divergens (AY543037) | 99 | 2.1 |
| OTU-08 (1), OTU-09 (1) | Lactobacillus fuchuensis (AB370875) | 99 | 2.1 |
| OTU-10 (1) | Lactobacillus sakei (EU626014) | 99 | 1.1 |
| Subtotal | 85.1 | ||
| Bacillales | |||
| OTU-11 (1), OTU-12 (1) | Brochothrix thermosphacta (AY543029) | 99–100 | 2.2 |
| Subtotal | 2.2 | ||
| γ-Proteobacteria | |||
| OTU-13 (7) | Hafnia alvei (AB244471) | 99 | 7.5 |
| OTU-14 (3) | Buttiauxella gaviniae (AJ233403) | 100 | 3.2 |
| OTU-15 (1) | Pseudomonas psychrophila (FJ950690) | 100 | 1.1 |
| OTU-16 (1) | Shewanella baltica (CP000891) | 99 | 1.1 |
| Subtotal | 12.9 | ||
| Total | 100 |