Table 2.
Identification of the 183 bacterial strains isolated from S. clava collected from two different locations (Xiaoshi Island and Poyu Town) based on the similarities of the 16S rRNA gene sequences.
| Phylum | Genus | Number of isolates from Xiaoshi Island | Number of isolates from Poyu Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actinobacteria | Citricoccus | 0 | 1 |
| Micrococcus | 4 | 0 | |
| Kocuria | 1 | 1 | |
| Micromonospora | 2 | 1 | |
| Mycobacterium | 1 | 0 | |
| Rhodococcus | 2 | 1 | |
| Nocardiopsis | 0 | 2 | |
| Actinoalloteichus | 1 | 0 | |
| Saccharomonospora | 0 | 1 | |
| Streptomyces | 21 | 24 | |
| Bacteroidetes | Tenacibaculum | 0 | 1 |
| Firmicutes | Bacillus | 34 | 52 |
| Fictibacillus | 1 | 2 | |
| Halobacillus | 2 | 0 | |
| Oceanobacillus | 1 | 0 | |
| Virgibacillus | 1 | 0 | |
| Paenibacillus | 0 | 1 | |
| Salinicoccus | 0 | 1 | |
| Proteobacteria (the class α-Proteobacteria) | Altererythrobacter | 1 | 0 |
| Phaeobacter | 1 | 0 | |
| Ruegeria | 4 | 0 | |
| Proteobacteria (the class γ-Proteobacteria) | Citrobacter | 0 | 1 |
| Halomonas | 2 | 2 | |
| Microbulbifer | 2 | 0 | |
| Shewanella | 1 | 1 | |
| Vibrio | 5 | 4 | |
| Total number | 87 | 96 | |