FIG 3.

Graphical representation in three-dimensional columns of the average nucleotide identity (ANI) between novel bifidobacterial taxa. The x axis displays the 62 bifidobacterial taxa used in the comparison (55 type strains and seven novel taxa), the y axis reflects the ANI percentages between strains, and the z axis displays the seven novel taxa. Thus, each column represents the ANI value observed between a given bifidobacterial species pair. The higher ANI values, involving Rab10A, Ham19E, Goo31D, Tam1G, Tam10B, Uis4E, and Uis1B, are highlighted with different colors, showing ANI values below 95%.