Table 3 Phylogenetic relationships based on 16S rRNA gene sequence of DGGE separated DNA bands from groundwater microcosms inoculated with a mixture of benzene and toluene
From: Degradation of a benzene–toluene mixture by hydrocarbon-adapted bacterial communities
Sample | Band | Closest relative (notes) | Accession no. | % Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
309d | 1a | Hydrogenophaga flava | AJ420328 | 100.0 |
DW3s | 3, 4 | Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 | CP000076 | 92.5 |
W18i | 5, 6 | Pseudomonas mephitica ATCC | AB021388 | 93.4 |
7, 8 | Acidovorax sp. A-07-20 (Deg. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) | AY136528 | 96.6 | |
9 | Arthrobacter sp. 14III | AY576707 | 93.4 | |
309s | 10 | Pseudomonas fluorescens P69 (Phenol and cresol contaminated area) | AY973265 | 94.5 |
11 | Pseudomonas syringae B728a | CP000075 | 97.6 | |
308i | 12a | Rhodoferax antarcticus Fryx1 | AY609198 | 98.4 |
13a | Rhodoferax antarcticus Fryx1 | AY609198 | 98.9 | |
14a | Methylobacter sp. SV96 (Methane oxidizing bacterium) | AJ414655 | 99.8 |