Table 2.

16S rRNA gene identification of halophilic bacterial isolates producing potent hydrolases

Sample Site	Isolate	GenBank Accession number	Closest phylogenetic neighbour	Similarity (%)
Sambhar Lake	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium EMB1	EU621827	Geomicrobium halophilum	99.458
	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium EMB2	EU621828	Geomicrobium halophilum	99.457
	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium EMB3	EU621829	Staphylococcus xylosus	100
	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium EMB4	EU669822	Bulleidia extructa	88.996
Kozhikode	Marinobactersp. EMB5	FJ525429	Marinobacter litoralis	99.864
	Marinobactersp. EMB6	GU059907	Marinobacter litoralis	99.863
	Virgibacillussp. EMB7	GU059906	Virgibacillus halodenitrificans	99.414
	Marinobactersp. EMB8	GU059908	Marinobacter santoriniensis	96.288
Goa	Bacillussp. EMB9	GU059909	Bacillus lehensis	99.395
	Oceanobacillussp. EMB10	GU059910	Oceanobacillus iheyensis	99.607
Triveni Sangam	Chromohalobactersp. EMB12	GU059912	Chromohalobacter israelensis	100
	Virgibacillussp. EMB13	GU059913	Virgibacillus halodenitrificans	99.23
	Halobacillussp. EMB14	GU059914	Halobacillus kuroshimensis	99.609
Nagoa	Halobacillussp. EMB15	GU059915	Halobacillus trueperi	99.414
	Virgibacillussp. EMB16	GU059916	Virgibacillus halodenitrificans	99.219
	Halobacillussp. EMB17	GU059917	Halobacillus kuroshimensis	99.608
	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium D-10-102	GU059919	Geomicrobium halophilum	100
Somnath	Halomonassp. EMB11	GU059911	Halomonas salina	99.795
	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium EMB18	GU216650	Geomicrobium halophilum	99.796
	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium S-15-9	GU059918	Geomicrobium halophilum	100
Veraval	Haloalkaliphilic bacterium Ve2-20-92	GU059920	Geomicrobium halophilum	100