Table 3.
Number and percent of sequences classified to known functional bacterial genera based on the data derived from 454-pyrosequences
| Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrifying bacteria | ||
| Nitrospira | 144 | 0.16 |
| Nitrosospira | 3 | 0.003 |
| Nitrogen-fixing bacteria | ||
| Rhizobium | 525 | 0.61 |
| Bradyrhizobium | 3556 | 4.16 |
| Mesorhizobium | 23 | 0.02 |
| Frankia | 234 | 0.27 |
| Sulfur- and sulfate reducing bacteria | ||
| Geobacter | 5 | 0.005 |
| Methane-oxidizing bacteria | ||
| Methylocystis | 6 | 0.007 |
| Methylocapsa | 2 | 0.002 |
| Methylocella | 41 | 0.04 |
| Methylobacterium | 4 | 0.004 |
| Cellulolytic bacteria | ||
| Acidothermus | 9848 | 11.54 |