TABLE 5.
Nucleotide sequence analysis of excised DGGE bands
| DGGE band | Database similarity (accession no.) | Similarity (%) | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | α-Proteobacteria zo12 and zj94 (AF531000 and AF530964) | 99 | Natural bacterioplankton from lake water enrichments |
| 2 | Sphingomonas sp. strain KIN169 (AY136096) | 94 | Lake water isolate dominant under nutrient-limiting conditions |
| 3 | Marine bacterium HP33 AY239011) | 97 | Isolated from marine particles, German Wadden sea |
| 4 | Uncultured bacteria strains DSSD56 and DSSD11 AY328754 and AY328710) | 93 | Drinking water distribution system |
| 5 | Uncultured bacterium DSSF16 AY328639) | 97 | Found in drinking water distribution system simulator |
| 6 | Unidentified eubacterium L10944) | 89 | Aggregate associated with marine bacterial assemblages |
| 8 | Uncultured β-proteobacterium AJ583175) | 97 | Groundwater of a deep-well injection site |
| 9 | Sphingomonas aquatilis JSS-7 AF131295) | 100 | Isolated from natural mineral water |
| 10 | Sphingomonas sp. strain KIN169 AY136096) | 89 | Lake water isolate dominant under nutrient-limiting conditions |
| 11 | Uncultured bacterium PHOS-HE21 AF314419) | 88 | Involved in enhanced biological phosphorus removal from a wastewater sequencing batch reactor |
| 12 | Uncultured bacterium clone D141 AY274146) | 87 | Heavy metal contaminated mine tailings |
| Uncultured β-proteobacterium AJ583175) | 87 | Groundwater of a deep-well injection site | |
| 13 | α-proteobacteria AF540047) | 99 | Found in a plug-flow bioreactor fed with lake water |
| 14 | Sphingomonas aquatilis JSS-7 AF131295) | 91 | Isolated from natural mineral water |
| 15 | Uncultured bacteria strains DSSD 64, 60, 15, and 3 AY328762) | 100 | Drinking water distribution system bacteria |
| 16 | Hyphomicrobium vulgareX53182) | 90 | Budding and prosthecate, nonphototrophic eubacterium |
| 17 | Sphingomonas sp. strain AV6C AF434172) | 98 | Hydroxylated and methoxylated monocyclic aromatic degrader from olive mill wastewater |
| 18 | Uncultured bacteria strains DSSD 64, 60, 15, and 3 AY328762) | 100 | Drinking water distribution system bacteria |
| 19 | Uncultured bacteria strains DSSD56 and DSSD11 (AY328754 and AY328710) | 95 | Drinking water distribution system |
| 21 | Sphingomonas sp. strain KIN169 AY136096) | 88 | Lake water isolate dominant under nutrient-limiting conditions |
| 22 | Uncultured α-proteobacterial clones Fuku S56 AJ290014), NE41 AJ575707), and SW22 AJ575705) | 90 | Lake Fuchskuhle, lake water enrichment, and lake water enrichment, respectively |
| 23 | Uncultured bacterium clone BCM3S-13B AY102903) | 92 | Associated with periphyton in a freshwater marsh |
| Rhodobacter blasticusD16429) | 92 | Phototrophic bacterium |