TABLE 2.

Clusters of phylogenetically related RIS-RFLP phylotypes from the samples collected in September 1998

RIS-RFLP phylotype	Occurrencea			Representative Kmlps clone(s)b	Affiliationc (reference strain)	Identity to reference strain (%)	Identity within cluster (%)
	SEP-0	SEP-3	SEP-6
1	9	2		0-1/3-15	M. flagellatum KT1	94.4/95.1	98.4–99.5
2	7	1		0-4/3-24	M. flagellatum KT1	94.6/95.1
3	2	1		0-23/3-8	M. flagellatum KT1	94.2/94.6
4		2		3-20	M. flagellatum KT1	94.2
5	1			0-28	A. lipoferum NCIMB 11861	96.4	99.1–99.5
6	1	1		0-16/3-13	A. lipoferum NCIMB 11861	95.5/95.5
7	1	1		0-27/3-19	A. lipoferum NCIMB 11861	96.2/96.2
8	1	2		0-12/3-2	B. putredinis ATCC 29800	83.9/84.0	99.3–99.7
9	1			0-2	B. putredinis ATCC 29800	83.9
10		2		3-12	B. putredinis ATCC 29800	84.0
11		1		3-31	B. putredinis ATCC 29800	83.7
12	1	4	1	0-17/3-1/6-18	Mitochondrion of R. americana ATCC 50394	91.1/90.7/91.3	98.7–99.7
13		2		3-7	Mitochondrion of R. americana ATCC 50394	90.9
14		1		3-29	Mitochondrion of R. americana ATCC 50394	90.9
15			2	6-7	Mitochondrion of R. americana ATCC 50394	91.1
16			1	6-23	Mitochondrion of R. americana ATCC 50394	90.7

^aNumber of clones from each sample belonging to each phylotype. 

^bRows with multiple clones indicate representative phylotypes from each sample. 

^cOrganism in RDP with most similar rDNA sequence.