TABLE 1.
Phylogenetic affiliations of bacterial isolates and dilution steps they were obtained from
| Strain | Dilution | Phylogenetic group (class) | Closest described relativea (accession no.) | 16S rRNA similarity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | 10−0 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter gallaeciensis (Y13244) | 99 |
| T3 | 10−4 | α-Proteobacteria | Erythromicrobium ramosum (AB013355) | 96 |
| T11 | 10−0 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseovarius tolerans (Y11551) | 95 |
| TK | 10−4 | α-Proteobacteria | Mesorhizobium tianshanense (AF041447) | 97 |
| TL | 10−5 | α-Proteobacteria | Leisingera methylohalidivorans (AY005463) | 95 |
| T1 | 10−0 | γ-Proteobacteria | Shewanella colwelliana (AF170794) | 98 |
| T8 | 10−0 | γ-Proteobacteria | Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis subsp. tetraodonis (AF214730) | 99 |
| T16 | 10−0 | γ-Proteobacteria | Vibrio furnissii (X76336) | 96 |
| T17 | 10−0 | γ-Proteobacteria | Marinomonas mediterranea (AF063027) | 95 |
| TAI | 10−0 | γ-Proteobacteria | Colwellia maris (AB002630) | 93 |
| BIA | 10−6 | Flavobacteria | Psychroserpens burtonensis (U62912) | 93 |
| T15 | 10−5 | Flavobacteria | Tenacibaculum mesophilum (AB032504) | 93 |
| TN | 10−5 | Flavobacteria | Zobellia uliginosa (M62799) | 90 |
| T2 | 10−4 | Actinobacteria | Aeromicrobium fastidiosum (Z78209) | 97 |
| T4 | 10−4 | Actinobacteria | Pseudonocardia alni (Y08535) | 99 |
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Affiliations determined by BLAST analysis (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast). Only validly published organisms were taken into account.