TABLE 1.
Phylogenetic identification of the partial 16S rDNA of Bacteria clones
| Clone | % Similarity to known organisma | Length (bp)b |
|---|---|---|
| δ-Proteobacteria | ||
| B2M26 | 96.3 Desulfosarcina variabilis | 348 |
| B2M16 | 95.5 Desulfonema magnum | 333 |
| B2M56 | 95.1 Desulfonema magnum | 368 |
| B2M62 | 93.8 Desulfosarcina variabilis | 274 |
| B2M36 | 93.3 Desulfonema magnum | 404 |
| B2M1 | 93.2 Desulfobulbus sp. | 351 |
| B2M37 | 92.9 Syntrophobacter sp. | 353 |
| B2M53 | 92.8 Desulfobulbus sp. | 319 |
| B2M44 | 92.4 Desulfonema magnum | 397 |
| B2M9 | 92.1 Desulfobulbus rhabdoformis | 407 |
| B2M23 | 92.0 Geobacter arculus | 319 |
| B2M24 | 91.9 Desulfurosoma succinoxidans | 322 |
| B2M33 | 91.1 Desulfosarcina variabilis | 369 |
| B2M47 | 91.1 Desulforomonas thiophila | 346 |
| B2M57 | 90.7 Desulfosarcina variabilis | 365 |
| B2M65 | 90.6 Geobacter sp. | 331 |
| B2M17 | 88.9 Nitrospina gracilis | 341 |
| B2M12 | 88.6 Desulforhabdus amnigenus | 414 |
| B2M21 | 88.0 Desulforhabdus amnigenus | 367 |
| B2M20 | 87.0 Desulforhabdus acetothermus | 345 |
| B2M6 | 86.6 Desulforhabdus acetothermus | 358 |
| B2M11 | 86.6 Desulfobulbus rhabdoformis | 405 |
| B2M4 | 84.7 Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans | 393 |
| B2M55 | 79.8 Desulforhabdus acetothermus | 367 |
| γ-Proteobacteria | ||
| B2M15 | 94.6 Methylobacter sp. | 325 |
| B2M18 | 94.1 Pseudomonas sp. | 408 |
| B2M48 | 93.4 Aeromonas salmonicida | 349 |
| B2M32 | 93.2 Pseudomonas fluorescens | 413 |
| B2M60 | 91.9 Codakia orbicularis symbiont | 1,390 |
| B2M52 | 91.9 Beggiatoa sp. | 347 |
| B2M71 | 91.9 Azotobacter paspali | 344 |
| B2M61 | 91.3 Lucina nassula symbiont | 1,368 |
| B2M23 | 91.3 Solemya velum symbiont | 1,455 |
| B2M54 | 91.2 Anodontia phillipiana gill symbiont | 1,415 |
| B2M67 | 90.9 Methylophaga thalassica | 358 |
| B2M28 | 90.8 Codakia orbicularis symbiont | 1,334 |
| B2M31 | 90.8 Photobacterium profundum | 306 |
| B2M66 | 83.9 Dichelobacter nodosus | 353 |
| B2M70 | 82.7 Alcanivorax borkumensis | 301 |
| Cytophaga/Flexibacter | ||
| B2M45 | 97.1 Bacteroides fragilis | 313 |
| B2M41 | 94.1 Capnocytophaga gingivalis | 340 |
| B2M39 | 91.7 Microscilla arenaria | 390 |
| α-Proteobacteria | ||
| B2M25 | 95.8 Sphingomonas terrae | 356 |
| B2M72 | 95.0 Sulfitobacter pontiacus | 339 |
| B2M58 | 93.3 Rhodobium marinum | 315 |
| B2M68 | 81.8 Rhizobium fredii | 1,098 |
| B2M51 | 78.3 Rhodoplanes roseus | 295 |
| ɛ-Proteobacteria | ||
| B2M5 | 93.6 Arcobacter skirrowi | 344 |
| B2M7 | 93.6 Arcobacter skirrowi | 344 |
| B2M13 | 93.6 Arcobacter skirrowi | 344 |
| B2M2 | 88.9 Arcobacter skirrowi | 298 |
| Spirochaeta | ||
| B2M19 | 92.7 Spirochaeta africana | 382 |
| B2M38 | 92.7 Spirochaeta africana | 382 |
| β-Proteobacteria | ||
| B2M14 | 92.2 Methylophilus methylotrophus | 336 |
| Gram positive, high G+C content | ||
| B2M43 | 86.2 Streptomyces griseocarneum | 298 |
a
% Similarity was determined with the best match in the databases.
b
The length is that of the analyzed sequence.