Table 2.

16S rRNA gene identification of generic and cultivar-specific PCR-DGGE bands, retrieved from universal and group-specific PCR-DGGE profiles.

DGGE band ID^a	Closest match	Similarity (%)	Closest type strain	Similarity (%)	Present in^b
u1*	AY741152\|Staphylococcus epidermidis\|S09	99.7	D83363\|Staphylococcus epidermidis\|ATCC 14990^T	99.7	2
u2*	DQ091238\|Enterobacter sp. FL13-2-1	99.7	AJ251469\|Enterobacter cloacae\|ATCC 13047^T	98.4	4
u3	AF373199\|Dickeya chrysanthemi\|571	98.8	AF520711\|Dickeya zeae\|CFBP 2052^T	98.5	10
u4*	AY504963\|Rhizobium radiobacter\|CCBAU 65237	100	D14500\|Rhizobium radiobacter\| NCPPB 2437^T	100	7
u5	AB272358\|Escherichia sp. IF4	100	X80725\|Escherichia coli\|ATCC 11775^T	100	2
u6	EF397576\|Burkholderia sp. ATSB13	99.7	AB024310\|Burkholderia kururiensis\|KP23^T	98.6	3
u7	AB049112\|Azospirillum sp. B518	94.0	GU256441\|Azospirillum lipoferum\|DSM 1691^T	93.5	10
u8	AB486660\|Uncultured bacteria	95.2	AF391124\|Paenibacillus terrae\|AM141^T	92.4	10
u9*	AY457082\|Mycobacterium chelonae\|ATCC 19237	98.7	AY859681\|Mycobacterium bolletii\|CIP 108541^T	98.4	8
u10*	HM107183\|Alphaproteobacterium\| CCBAU 45397	99.5	AJ491847\|Methylocella silvestris\|BL2^T	93.2	10
a1*	AY504963\|Rhizobium radiobacter\|CCBAU 65237	100	D14500\|Rhizobium radiobacter\| NCPPB 2437^T	100	10
a2*	HM107183\|Alphaproteobacterium\| CCBAU 45397	99.5	AJ491847\|Methylocella silvestris\|BL2^T	93.2	6
b1	AB531409\|Collimonas sp. III-9	94.0	DQ665916\| Uliginosibacterium gangwonense\|5YN10-9^T	95.1	10
b2	EF397576\|Burkholderia sp. ATSB13	99.4	AB024310\|Burkholderia kururiensis\|KP23^T	98.3	2

PCR-DGGE bands were identified by sequencing the excised bands or by co-migration with known isolate*

Number of ribotypes present in all replicates out of ten cultivars