TABLE 2.
Levels of nucleotide and amino acid sequence identities for the 384-bp amplified portion of the tdnQ genes of aniline- and 3-CA-degrading bacteria and for database sequences
| Strain | % Nucleotide or amino acid identity witha:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. testosteroni I2 | D. acidovorans LME1 | D. acidovorans B8c | D. acidovorans CA28 | D. acidovorans BN3.1 | P. putida UCC22b | Acinetobacter sp. strain YAAb | |
| C. testosteroni I2 | 95/95 | 88/88 | 95/95 | 88/91 | 89/91 | 68/81 | |
| D. acidovorans LME1 | 98 | 91/92 | 98/98 | 92/95 | 91/95 | 69/82 | |
| D. acidovorans B8c | 94 | 95 | 93/93 | 86/89 | 86/89 | 67/81 | |
| D. acidovorans CA28 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 92/94 | 92/97 | 68/81 | |
| D. acidovorans BN3.1 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 84 | 99/100 | 70/84 | |
| P. putida UCC22b | 83 | 83 | 81 | 84 | 99 | 69/84 | |
| Acinetobacter sp. strain YAAb | NSS | NSS | NSS | NSS | NSS | NSS | |
a
Single entries indicate nucleotide identities. Double entries indicate amino acid identities/positives. NSS, no significant similarity was found.
b
Sequences were obtained from GenBank.