TABLE 1.
Frequencies of the SSU rRNA sequences derived from the Archaea and Bacteria libraries obtained from a sulfur mat hot spring in Iceland
| Library and OTU | No. of clones | Bacterial division | Closest database match (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | |||
| SRI-40 | 69 | Aquificales | NAK14 (96–97) |
| SRI-240 | 33 | Aquificales | NAK14 (96–97) |
| SRI-27 | 24 | Thermodesulfobacterium group | OPT4 (95) |
| SRI-48 | 15 | Aquificales | Thermocrinis ruber (94) |
| SRI-93 | 7 | Thermodesulfobacterium group | OPT4 (96) |
| SRI-251 | 6 | Thermotogales | Fervidobacterium islandicum (97) |
| SRI-96 | 5 | Thermus-Deinococcus | Thermus sp. strain NMX2 A.1 (99) |
| SRI-9 | 3 | Nitrospira group | Thermodesulfovibrio sp. strain TGE-P1 (95) |
| SRI-15 | 2 | Thermotogales | OPB85-OPS66 (98–99) |
| SRI-237 | 2 | Nitrospira group | Thermodesulfovibrio sp. strain TGE-P1 (95) |
| SRI-280 | 2 | OP5 | OPS107 (98) |
| SRI-248 | 1 | Thermus-Deinococcus | Thermus sp. strain YSPID A.1 (96) |
| SRI-1e | 1 | Thermus-Deinococcus | Thermus sp. strain ZFI A.2 (97) |
| SRI-24 | 1 | New division? | H1.43.f (82) |
| Total Bacteria clones | 171 | ||
| Archaea | |||
| SRI-306 | 112 | Korarchaeota | pJP78 (97–99) |
| SRI-325 | 27 | Thermofiliaceae | Thermofilum pendens (99–100) |
| SRI-465 | 4 | Desulfurococcaceae | Desulfurococcus mobilis (97) |
| SRI-370 | 1 | Thermofiliaceae | Thermofilum pendens (95) |
| SRI-298 | 1 | New division of Crenarchaeota? | WCHD3-02 (83) |
| Total Archaea clones | 145 |