TABLE 3.
Ecophysiology of the closest relatives of the 16S rDNA sequences that exhibited levels of similarity of ≥95% (genus level identity)
| Phylogenetic group | Sequence | Related sequence | % Similarity | Ecophysiology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algae | CIBAC-9 | Cryptomonas chloroplast | 96 | Oxygenic photosynthesis |
| CICYA-1 | Cryptomonas chloroplast | 96 | Oxygenic photosynthesis | |
| VICYA-2 | Cryptomonas chloroplast | 95 | Oxygenic photosynthesis | |
| Cyanobacteria | VIBAC-3 | Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6307 | 97 | Oxygenic photosynthesis |
| VICYA-1 | Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 6307 | 97 | Oxygenic photosynthesis | |
| CICYA-2 | Pseudoanabaena limnetica | 97 | Oxygenic photosynthesis | |
| Green sulfur bacteria | CIBAC-3 | Chlorobium phaeobacteroides | 95 | Anoxygenic sulfur photosynthesis |
| VIBAC-6 | Chlorobium phaeobacteroides | 96 | Anoxygenic sulfur photosynthesis | |
| Alpha-Proteobacteria | CIBAC-10 | Sphingomonas | 98 | Highly versatile |
| Beta-Proteobacteria | CIBAC-6 | Rhodoferax fermentans | 96 | Highly versatile |
| CIBAC-12 | Hydrogenophaga | 96 | Fermenter | |
| Euryarchaea | CIARC-1 | Ciliate endosymbiont | 95 | Methanogenesis |
| VIARC-3 | Ciliate endosymbiont | 95 | Methanogenesis |