TABLE 2.
Representative phylotypes of frequently retrieved 16S rRNA gene sequences in clone library analysis
| Phylogenetic group | Phylotype sequence | Related sequence in database | % Similarity | Habitata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaea | ||||
| Methanosarcinales | KAMC-5.10 | Eel-36a2H11 | 91 | HC (4/20), MC (59/133) |
| KAHC-39 | Methanolobus oregonensis | 98 | HC (9/20), MC (20/133) | |
| ANME-2a | KAMC-4.20 | BR34ARC_C05 | 98 | MC (28/133) |
| ANME-2c | KAMC-4.56 | Eel-36a2A5 | 99 | MC (6/133) |
| Thermoplasmales | KAMR-7.23 | AMOS1A_4113_D04 | 89 | MR (8/116) |
| Miscellaneous crenarchaeotic group | KAMR-4.07 | OHKA4.47 | 93 | MR (8/116) |
| Bacteria | ||||
| α-Proteobacteria | KBHC-26 | JTB131 | 88 | HC (4/27) |
| KBMR-2.29 | CS2.19 | 90 | MR (6/161) | |
| γ-Proteobacteria | KBHC-01 | Methylobacter luteus | 93 | HC (12/27) |
| KBHC-09 | Methylomonas methanica | 94 | HC (4/27) | |
| δ-Proteobacteria | KBMC-5.07 | Eel-36e1H1 | 97 | MC (35/167) |
| KBMC-1.18 | Eel-BE1B3 | 97 | MC (18/167) | |
| KBMC-3.16 | Hyd89-63 | 99 | MC (10/167) | |
| KBMC-4.05 | Desulfobulbus mediterraneus | 93 | MC (4/167), MR (4/161) | |
| Green nonsulfur bacteria | KBMC-6.16 | MB-C2-126 | 95 | MC (6/167), MR (27/161) |
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The numbers in parentheses are the number of related clones having >97% similarity/number of clones analyzed. All samples were collected from the western slope of the Kuroshima Knoll in the southern Ryukyu arc.