TABLE 2.
Srains used in this study and 16S rRNA accession numbers
| Strain | Closest relative | nasA PCR amplification | 16S rRNA accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known cultures | NAc | + | |
| Fischerella sp.a | NA | + | |
| Plectonema boryanuma | NA | + | |
| Trichodesmium sp. strain IMS101a | NA | + | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883a | NA | + | |
| Clostridium oceanicaa | NA | + | |
| Pseudomonas sp.a | NA | + | |
| Vibrio diazotrophicusa | NA | + | |
| Bacillus sp. | NA | − | |
| Micrococcus luteus | NA | − | |
| Vibrio sp. strain S-14 | NA | − | |
| Pseudomonas stutzeri | NA | − | |
| Sagittula stellata E37 | NA | − | |
| Strains isolated in this study | − | ||
| South Atlantic Bight Ab | Cytophaga sp. | + | AF300973 |
| South Atlantic Bight Bb | Aerococcus viridans | − | AF300974 |
| South Atlantic Bight Cb | Alteromonas sp. strain MS23 | + | AF300975 |
| Barents Sea isolate 4b | Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain ANG.ro2 | + | AF300976 |
| Barents Sea isolate 10b | Marinobacter sp. strain DS40M8 | + | AF300977 |
| Barents Sea isolate 23 | Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis | − | AF300978 |
| Barents Sea isolate 25b | Pseudoalteromonas citrea | + | AF300979 |
| Barents Sea isolate 32 | Erythrobacter citreus | − | AF300980 |
| Skidaway River 1b | Vibrio carchariae | + | AF300981 |
| Skidaway River 2b | Vibrio furnissii ATCC 35016T | + | AF300982 |
| Skidaway River 3 | Micrococcus luteus FO-084a | − | AF300983 |
a
Sequence amplified in this study by using oligonucleotide primers nas964 and nas1934.
b
Sequence amplified in this study by using oligonucleotide primers nas964 and nas1735.
c
NA, not applicable.