Table 2. Homology search results for the DNA fragments from selected DGGE bands.
| Band | Highest match(es) | Accession number | Identity (%) |
| a | Tetragenococcus muriaticus strain NBRC 100499 | NR113915.1 | 99 |
| Tetragenococcus muriaticus strain LMG 18498 | NR116418.1 | 99 | |
| Tetragenococcus muriaticus strain X-1 | NR025887.1 | 99 | |
| b | Tetragenococcus muriaticus strain NBRC 100499 | NR113915.1 | 100 |
| Tetragenococcus muriaticus strain LMG 18498 | NR116418.1 | 100 | |
| Tetragenococcus muriaticus strain X-1 | NR025887.1 | 100 | |
| c | Halanaerobium fermentans strain R-9 | NR024715.1 | 100 |
| d | Clostridium haemolyticum strain JCM 1402 | NR113381.1 | 100 |
| Clostridium haemolyticum strain DSM 5565 | NR117767.1 | 100 | |
| Clostridium haemolyticum strain ATCC 9650 | NR024749.1 | 100 | |
| Clostridium haemolyticum strain DSM 5565 | NR119281.1 | 100 | |
| e* | Sphingomonas roseiflava strain MK341 | NR117716.1 | 100 |
| f | Clostridium drakei strain FP | NR114863.1 | 100 |
| Clostridium drakei strain SL1 | NR044942.1 | 100 | |
| Clostridium carboxidivorans strain P7 | NR104768.1 | 100 | |
| Clostridium vincentii strain DSM 10228 | NR026336.1 | 100 | |
| Clostridium scatologenes strain ATCC 25775 | NR118727.1 | 100 | |
| g | Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. flandriensis strain T5 | NR108208.1 | 100 |
| h | Lactobacillus acidipiscis strain NBRC 102163 | NR112693.1 | 99 |
| Lactobacillus acidipiscis strain FS60-1 | NR024718.1 | 99 | |
| i | Lactobacillus acidipiscis strain NBRC 102163 | NR112693.1 | 100 |
| j | Lactobacillus rennini strain CECT 5922 | NR042195.1 | 99 |
| k | Lactobacillus rennini strain CECT 5922 | NR042195.1 | 100 |
| l | Lactobacillus rennini strain CECT 5922 | NR042195.1 | 99 |
| m | Weissella paramesenteroides | NR044759.1 | 100 |
| Weissella paramesenteroides | NR040815.1 | 100 | |
| Weissella hellenica strain NBRC 15553 | NR113775.1 | 100 | |
| Weissella hellenica strain NCFB 2973 | NR119224.1 | 100 | |
| n | Pediococcus pentosaceus ATCC 25745 strain | NR075052.1 | 100 |
| Pediococcus pentosaceus strain DSM 20336 | NR042058.1 | 100 | |
| Pediococcus argentinicus strain CRL 776 | NR042623.1 | 100 | |
| o | Lactobacillus futsaii strain YM 0097 | NR117973.1 | 100 |
| Lactobacillus farciminis strain BCRC 14043 | NR114398.1 | 100 | |
| Lactobacillus heilongjiangensis strain S4-3 | NR109370.1 | 100 | |
| p | Lactobacillus rennini strain CECT 5922 | NR042195.1 | 99 |
| q | Tetragenococcus halophilus strain JCM 5888 | NR115655.1 | 100 |
*Another 33 Sphingomonas, 15 Sphingobium, 9 Sphingopyxis, 2 Erythrobacter, 1 Altererythrobacter, 1 Novosphingobium and 1 Stakelama species were matched with 100% identity (data not shown).