Table 2.
Identities of the strain MG 16S rRNA gene to those of Acidithiobacillus type strains (from alignment of the regions between nucleotide coordinates 31 and 1488; sequences recovered from GenBank(nr) and RefSeq databases)
| Accession number | Species | % Identity |
|---|---|---|
| MN733279a; MG062778 | Strain MG | 100.00 |
| NR_147744 | Acidithiobacillus ferriphilusT | 98.87 |
| NR_108138 | Acidithiobacillus ferriduransT | 98.86 |
| AF465604 | Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidansT | 98.56 |
| NR_114620 | Acidithiobacillus ferrivoransT | 98.31 |
| NR_028982 | Acidithiobacillus albertensisT | 98.13 |
| NR_115265 | Acidithiobacillus thiooxidansT | 97.11 |
| KX426303 | Acidithiobacillus sulfuriphilusT | 97.14 |
| Z29975 | Acidithiobacillus caldusT | 95.63 |
a16S rRNA gene sequence retrieved from the MG strain genome using BARNAP (BAsic Rapid Ribosomal RNA Predictor version 0.9-dev)