TABLE 2.
Phylogenetic affiliations of marine isolates with amplifiable pcaH genes
| Isolate(s) | Major taxa | Group | Closest relative (accession no.) | % 16S rDNA similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagittula stellata E-37 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | NAa | NA |
| Sulfitobacter pontiacus | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | NA | NA |
| DSS-3 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Ruegeria sp. strain AS-36 (AJ391197) | 97 |
| EE-36 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Sulfitobacter pontiacus (Y13155) | 99 |
| GAI-05 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Marine isolate JP88.1 (AY007684) | 98 |
| GAI-21 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Sulfitobacter sp. strain GAI-37 (AF007260) | 98 |
| GAI-37 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Sulfitobacter sp. strain GAI-21 (AF007257) | 98 |
| GAI-111, GAI-109 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Roseobacter clone NAC11-6 (AF245634) | 94 |
| IC4 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Hydrothermal vent strain TB66 (AF254109) | 98 |
| ISM | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | C. virginica symbiont CV919-312 (AF114484) | 96 |
| Y3F, Y4I | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Marine bacterium PP-154 (AJ296158) | 97 |
| SE03b | α-Proteobacteria | Rhizobium-Agrobacterium | C. virginica symbiont CV902-700 (AF246615) | 97 |
| SE09 | α-Proteobacteria | Rhizobium-Agrobacterium | C. virginica symbiont CV902-700 (AF246615) | 98 |
| SE11 | α-Proteobacteria | Rhizobium-Agrobacterium | C. virginica symbiont CV902-700 (AF246615) | 97 |
| SE65 | α-Proteobacteria | Rhizobium-Agrobacterium | C. virginica symbiont CV902-700 (AF246615) | 99 |
| SE45, SE95 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Hydrothermal vent strain AG33 (AF254108) | 98 |
| SE62 | α-Proteobacteria | Roseobacter | Isolate GAI-37 (AF007260) | 96 |
| SE37 | α-Proteobacteria | Rhodobacter | Marine isolate Sippewissett 2-21 (AF055822) | 99 |
| SE197 | γ-Proteobacteria | Moraxellaceae | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (AF159045) | 99 |
| SE96 | γ-Proteobacteria | Halomonadaceae | Noctiluca scintillans endocyte (AF262750) | 97 |
| SE98 | Firmicutes | Bacillus-Clostridium | Bacillus cereus (AF274244) | 99 |
| SE105 | Firmicutes | Bacillus-Clostridium | Bacillus sp. strain OS-5 (BSP296095) | 99 |
| SE165 | Firmicutes | Bacillus-Clostridium | Bacillus subtilis (BAC180K) | 91 |
a
NA, not applicable.
b
The following isolates had 16S rRNA gene sequences identical to that of SE03: SE22, SE26, SE27, SE32, SE35, SE36, SE39, SE44, SE49, SE55, SE57, SE60, SE83, SE97, and SE114.