Table 2.
Identities of mutL and 16S rDNA sequences between the type strains of the L. plantarum group.
| No. | Species | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. plantarum BCRC 10069T | 85.6 | 76.1 | 69.4 | 64.9 | 64.0 | 64.5 | 67.0 | 64.8 | 67.9 | 64.6 | 65.9 | 68.1 | 66.8 | 65.0 | 65.7 | 64.9 | |
| 2 | L. argentoratensis BCRC 17638T | 100 | 73.6 | 68.6 | 65.1 | 64.4 | 64.6 | 66.2 | 65.4 | 66.6 | 64.7 | 65.6 | 68.0 | 66.4 | 63.8 | 65.1 | 64.4 | |
| 3 | L. paraplantarum BCRC 17178T | 99.7 | 99.7 | 69.3 | 66.7 | 66.2 | 66.5 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 68.1 | 66.2 | 65.4 | 68.8 | 65.2 | 67.0 | 66.1 | 66.6 | |
| 4 | L. pentosus BCRC 11053T | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 65.4 | 65.9 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 63.3 | 66.4 | 64.1 | 65.8 | 67.9 | 64.5 | 65.8 | 67.5 | 66.1 | |
| 5 | L. daoliensis 116-1AT | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 71.6 | 65.6 | 65.9 | 73.8 | 63.7 | 66.4 | 64.5 | 64.3 | 65.1 | 66.0 | 66.3 | 65.9 | |
| 6 | L. pingfangensis 382-1T | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 70.4 | 64.5 | 73.0 | 66.3 | 65.9 | 65.5 | 66.5 | 66.2 | 65.8 | 66.9 | 69.9 | |
| 7 | L. daowaiensis 203-3T | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 64.3 | 68.2 | 62.7 | 66.1 | 67.0 | 70.2 | 69.5 | 71.1 | |
| 8 | L. garii FI11369T | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 61.6 | 64.9 | 65.4 | 69.6 | 73.3 | 64.6 | 66.1 | 66.3 | 64.3 | |
| 9 | L. nangangensis 381-7T | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 63.8 | 66.7 | 63.4 | 65.4 | 64.3 | 66.0 | 67.6 | 67.6 | |
| 10 | L. herbarum BCRC 80996T | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.4 | 64.0 | 64.9 | 67.7 | 62.4 | 64.0 | 64.6 | 64.3 | |
| 11 | L. fabifermentans BCRC 18841T | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 62.7 | 64.5 | 65.0 | 66.3 | 67.3 | 66.1 | |
| 12 | L. plajomi BCRC 80928T | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.0 | 97.8 | 98.2 | 99.0 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 68.1 | 64.3 | 65.4 | 64.8 | 62.8 | |
| 13 | L. xiangfangensis BCRC 80512T | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 98.4 | 99.4 | 99.1 | 98.0 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 65.6 | 68.0 | 70.5 | 68.6 | |
| 14 | L. modestisalitolerans BCRC 80927T | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 98.7 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 67.0 | 67.7 | 66.0 | |
| 15 | L. dongliensis 218-3T | 98.0 | 98.0 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 96.9 | 97.9 | 96.8 | 80.2 | 69.9 | |
| 16 | L. songbeiensis 398-2T | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 96.9 | 98.0 | 96.7 | 99.8 | 70.3 | |
| 17 | L. mudanjiangensis 11050T | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 96.9 | 97.5 | 96.8 | 98.7 | 98.8 |
The values on the upper right are the similarities between mutL sequences, and the values on the lower left are the similarities between 16S rRNA sequences.