Table 3. 16S gene sequencing data for the identified strains to the genus level compared to the type strains.

CCMM N°	% of similarity	Reference strains
B777, B788, B830, B848 B1014, B1020, B1022, B1023, B1024 and B1025	97.82 to 98.93	Bacillus sonorensis DSM 13779
B797, B819, B1015, B1016, B1017 and B1026	98.42 to 98.99	Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580
B1019 and B1021	97.95 to 98.37	Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum NRRL B-23052
B1018	97.58	Bacillus aerius JCM 13348
B1027 and B1028	97.31 to 97.71	Aeribacillus pallidus ATCC 51176