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. 2013 Jun 8;28(3):295–305. doi: 10.1264/jsme2.ME13006

Table 2.

Phylogenetic compositions of 16S rRNA gene libraries and isolate collections derived from potato tissues

Phylogenetic compositions (%)a Clone libraries Isolate collections


Leaf Stem Root Tuber Leaf Stem Root Tuber
Proteobacteria 84.0 89.7 65.7 62.0 62.4 57.7 72.9 60.4
Alphaproteobacteria 40.7 43.7 32.5 50.0 62.4 53.7 38.2 42.5
  Methylobacterium 9.3 7.5 1.9 41.0 35.4
  Rhizobium/Agrobacterium 18.7 29.9 8.9 18.0 2.4 6.0 8.5
  Mesorhizobium 4.7 3.7 5.5 3.3
  Phyllobacterium 3.0 14.3 1.5 1.4
  Caulobacter 8.5 14.6
  Devosia 0.7 3.6 2.0 0.9
  Sphingomonas 8.0 3.4 1.8 8.1 19.0 17.7 8.0 2.4
  Other genera 4.0 2.9 8.1 3.4 0.6 4.2 4.8
  Unclassified
   Alphaproteobacteria 2.4 0.6 2.5 6.6
Betaproteobacteria 3.3 5.9 5 4.0 31.7 17.5
  Polaromonas 3.7 8.5 8.5
  Variovorax 2.3 3.5 0.5
  Pelomonas 2.5 4.7
  Methylibium 4.5
  Other genera 3.3 5.9 1.3 1.7 12.7 3.8
Gammaproteobacteria 40.0 46.0 26.6 5.0 3.0 0.5
  Acinetobacter 36.2
  Pseudomonas 10.0 0.6 0.6 2.5
  Erwinia 4.7 1.1
  Pantoea 6.0 2.9
  Other genera 3.3 1.8 5.2 1.9 3.0 0.5
  Unclassified
   Enterobacteriaceae 16.0 3.4
  Unclassified
   Chromatiales 3.6
  Unclassified
   Gammaproteobacteria 17.2 0.6
Deltaproteobacteria 0.6
Actinobacteria 9.3 10.3 10.7 5 37.6 39.4 14.6 17.0
Microbacterium 1.1 36.1 37.7 1.4
Arthrobacter 6.7 8.0 1.2 0.6 0.5
Streptomyces 4.1 1.2 6.5 2.8
 Other genera 2.6 1.2 5.4 3.8 1.5 1.1 7.6 12.8
Firmicutes 6.7 10.1 32.0 0.6 0.5 0.5
Paenibacillus 7.1 5.0
Bacillus 1.3 3.0 25.0 0.6 0.5
 Other genera 5.4 2.0 0.5
Bacteroidetes 2.4 2.3 12.1 21.7
Pedobacter 2.3 1.0 12.3
Chitinophaga 0.6 3.5 0.5
Lacibacter 4.2
 Other genera 1.8 7.6 4.7
Planctomycetes 8.9
Schlesneria 4.1
 Other genera 4.8
Verrucomicrobia 1.2
Acidobacteria 0.6
Bacteria_incertae_sedis 0.6
Unclassified Bacteria 1.9 0.5
a

16S rRNA gene sequences were classified by RDP Classifier. The compositions of genera are shown for only dominant groups.