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BLAST results based on 16S rRNA gene sequences of 77 bacterial species_
| Strain number | Name of strain having the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity | The highest similarity (%) |
|---|---|---|
| T74* | Actinoplanes digitatis IFO 12512 | 98.82 |
| T203 | Aeromicrobium ginsengisoli Gsoil 098 | 99.82 |
| T96* | Agromyces binzhouensis OAct353 | 98.62 |
| T229* | Agromyces humatus CD5 | 98.74 |
| T805 | Arthrobacter crystallopoietes DSM 20117 | 99.85 |
| T763 | Arthrobacter humicola KV-653 | 100 |
| T65 | Bacillus siamensis KCTC 13613 | 100 |
| T94 | Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 | 100 |
| T228* | Bacillus drentensis LMG 21831 | 99.34 |
| T59 | Bacillus pumilus ATCC 7061 | 100 |
| T115 | Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1 | 99.6 |
| T822 | Dietzia kunjamensis subsp DSM 44907 | 99.86 |
| T230 | Exiguobacterium mexicanum 8NT | 100 |
| T183* | Glycomyces algeriensis NRRL B-16327 | 98.9 |
| T64 | Gordonia otitidis NBRC 100426 | 100 |
| T830* | Hymenobacter humi DG31A | 98.60 |
| T769* | Kaistia defluvii B6-12 | 99.72 |
| T144 | Kocuria sediminis FCS-11 | 99.43 |
| T145 | Kribbella albertanoniae BC640 | 100 |
| T214* | Kribbella catacumbae DSM 19601 | 99.6 |
| T422 | Kribbella karoonensis Q41 | 99.87 |
| T823 | Kytococcus schroeteri DSM 13884 | 99.73 |
| T781 | Leifsonia flava SYP-B2174 | 99.73 |
| T146 | Longispora urticae NEAU-PCY-3 | 99.88 |
| T181* | Luteimonas composti CC-YY255 | 98.9 |
| T156 | Macrococcus canis KM 45013 | 99.86 |
| T489 | Microbacterium maritypicum DSM 12512 | 99.55 |
| T773 | Microbacterium natoriense TNJL143-2 | 99.87 |
| T804 | Microbacterium phyllosphaerae DSM 13468 | 99.73 |
| T133 | Microbacterium thalassium IFO 16060 | 98.93 |
| T226 | Micrococcus luteus NCTC 2665 | 99.63 |
| T47 | Micromonospora cremea DSM 45599 | 99.87 |
| T206 | Micromonospora luteifusca GUI2 | 99.87 |
| T197* | Micromonospora palomenae NEAU-CX1 | 98.74 |
| T92 | Micromonospora saelicesensis Lupac 09 | 100 |
| T786* | Neorhizobium vignae CCBAU 05176 | 98.70 |
| T62 | Nocardia salmonicida subsp R89 | 99.47 |
| T105* | Nocardioides caeni MN8 | 98.01 |
| T218 | Paenibacillus odorifer DSM 15391 | 99.63 |
| T608 | Paenarthrobacter aurescens NBRC 12136 | 99.07 |
| T236 | Paenarthrobacter nitroguajacolicus G2-1 | 100 |
| T808* | Pararhizobium herbae CCBAU 83011 | 98.79 |
| T209 | Peribacillus simplex NBRC 15720 | 100 |
| T811 | Phyllobacterium ifriqiyense STM 370 | 100 |
| T274* | Phyllobacterium zundukense Tri-48 | 98.57 |
| T63 | Promicromonospora alba 1C-HV12 | 100 |
| T193* | Pseudarthrobacter siccitolerans 4J27 | 99.34 |
| T755 | Pseudomonas laurylsulfativorans AP3_22 | 99.73 |
| T776 | Pseudomonas lini CFBP 5737 | 100 |
| T174* | Pseudoxanthomonas sacheonensis BD-c54 | 99.34 |
| T127* | Rhodococcus jostii DSM 44719 | 99.32 |
| T788 | Rhodococcus qingshengii JCM 15477 | 100 |
| T185* | Skermanella aerolata 5416T-32 | 98.86 |
| T93 | Sphingopyxis fribergensis Kp5.2 | 99.87 |
| T45 | Staphylococcus caprae ATCC 35538 | 100 |
| T61 | Staphylococcus cohnii subsp ATCC 49330 | 100 |
| T666 | Streptomyces albogriseolus NRRL B-1305 | 100 |
| T313 | Streptomyces atroolivaceus NRRL ISP-5137 | 100 |
| T234 | Streptomyces bottropensis ATCC 25435 | 99.87 |
| T130 | Streptomyces caniferus NBRC 15389 | 99.87 |
| T235 | Streptomyces canus DSM 40017 | 99.73 |
| T690 | Streptomyces dioscori A217 | 99.47 |
| T532 | Streptomyces flavovirens NBRC 3716 | 99.85 |
| T674* | Streptomyces humidus NBRC 12877 | 98.8 |
| T296 | Streptomyces hydrogenans NBRC 13475 | 99.46 |
| T219 | Streptomyces hypolithicus HSM10 | 99.46 |
| T426 | Streptomyces kurssanovii NBRC 13192 | 99.6 |
| T569 | Streptomyces lunaelactis MM109 | 99.2 |
| T348 | Streptomyces niveus NRRL 2466 | 99.46 |
| T84 | Streptomyces phaeoluteigriseus DSM 41896 | 99.6 |
| T581 | Streptomyces turgidiscabies ATCC 700248 | 100 |
| T110* | Streptomyces xanthochromogenes NRRL B-5410 | 98.97 |
| T100 | Streptomyces xanthophaeus NRRL B-5414 | 99.71 |
| T111* | Terrabacter ginsengisoli Gsoil 653 | 99.19 |
| T160 | Umezawaea tangerina NRRL B-24463 | 99.18 |
| T812 | Variovorax boronicumulans BAM-48 | 99.47 |
| T134* | Yinghuangia seranimata YIM 45720 | 98.73 |
Isolation media_
| Media | Composition |
|---|---|
| X1 | peptone 2.0 g, yeast extract 0.5 g, FePO4 · 4H2O 0.1 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.5 g, CaCO3 0.2 g, NaCl 0.5 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.0 |
| R | peptone 10.0 g, yeast extract 5.0 g, maltose extract 5.0 g, casein amino acid 5.0 g, beef extract 2.0 g, glycerol 2.0 g, Tween-80 50.0 mg, MgSO4 · 7H2O 1.0 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.6 |
| L1 | NaCl 100.0 g, K2HPO4 5.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 7.5 g, hydrolyzed casein 1.0 g, yeast extract 5.0 g, Na3C6H5O7 · 2H2O 3.0 g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.1 g, MnCl2 · 4H2O 0.1 g, ZnSO4 · 7H2O 0.1 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.0-8.0 |
| ISP2 | NaCl 100.0 g, dextrose 4.0 g, yeast extract 4.0 g, maltose extract 10.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.5 g, CaCO3 2.0 g, FeSO4 10 mg, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.0-8.0 |
| GW1 | NaCl 100.0 g, casein 0.3 g, mannitol 1.0 g, NaHCO3 2.0 g, CaCO3 0.2 g, (NH4)2SO4 2.0 g, KNO3 2.0 g, K2HPO41.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 2.0 g, FeSO4 10.0 mg, Trace-salt 10.0 mg/l, Agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH natural |
| DSM372 | NaCl 100.0 g, hydrolyzed casein 5.0 g, yeast extract 5.0 g, Na3C6H5O7 · 2H2O 3.0 g, Na2CO3 · 10H2O 8.0 g, NaC5H8NO4 1.0 g, KCl 2.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 2.0 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH natural |
| F1 | glycerol 5.0 g, alanine 3.0 g, arginine 1.0 g, (NH4)2SO4 2.64 g, KH2PO4 2.38 g, K2HPO4 5.65 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 1.0 g, CuSO4 · 5H20 0.0064 g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.0011 g, MnCl2 · 4H2O 0.0079 g, ZnSO4 · 7H2O 0.0015 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.4 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| F2 | MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.5 g, CaCO3 0.2 g, FeSO4 10.0 mg, NaCl 0.5 g, MnCl2 · 4H2O 1.4 g, Na2MoO4 · 2H2O 0.39 g, Co(NO3)2 · 6H2O 0.025 g, ZnSO3 · 7H2O 0.222 g, NaHCO3 2.0 g, NaH2PO4 · 2H2O 0.05 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH natural (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| M1 | soluble starch 10.0 g, casein 0.3 g, KNO3 2.0 g, K2HPO4 2.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.05 g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.01 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.4 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| M5 | yeast extract 4.0 g, soluble starch 15.0 g, K2HPO4 1.0g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.01 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.6 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| M6 | raffinose 10.0 g, L-histidine 1.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.5 g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.01 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.4 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| M7 | L-aspartic acid 0.1 g, peptone 2.0 g, sodium propionate 4.0 g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.01 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.4 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| M8 | glycerine 6.0 ml, arginine 1.0 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.5 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.4 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| HV | humic acid 1.0g, Na2HPO4 0.5 g, KCl 1.7 g, MgSO4 0.5 g, FeSO4 0.01 g, CaCO3 0.02 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.2-7.4 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
| GS | soluble starch 20.0 g, NaCl 0.5 g, KNO3 1.0 g, K2HPO4 · 3H2O 0.5 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O 0.5 g, FeSO4 · 7H2O 0.01 g, agar 18.0 g, ddwater 1,000 ml, pH 7.4-7.6 (add 25 μg/ml nalidixic acid and 100 μg/ml nystatin) |
The sequence analyses based on almost full-length of the 16S rRNA gene of six potential new species_
| Strain number | Name of strain having the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity | Separation medium | The highest similarity (%) | Separation temperature (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T96 | Agromyces binzhouensis OAct353T | 98.62 | M5 | 25 |
| T105 | Nocardioides caeni MN8T | 98.01 | M5 | 25 |
| T274 | Phyllobacterium zundukense Tri-48T | 98.57 | M8 | 25 |
| T786 | Neorhizobium vignae CCBAU 05176T | 98.70 | R | 4 |
| T808 | Pararhizobium herbae CCBAU 83011T | 98.79 | M5 | 4 |
| T830 | Hymenobacter humi DG31AT | 98.60 | F1 | 4 |
Genera distributed in each of the four phyla_
| Actinobacteria | Proteobacteria | Firmicutes | Bacteroidetes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinoplanes | Micrococcus | Kaistia | Bacillus | Hymenobacter |
| Aeromicrobium | Micromonospora | Luteimonas | Exiguobacterium | |
| Agromyces | Nocardia | Neorhizobium | Macrococcus | |
| Arthrobacter | Nocardioides | Pararhizobium | Paenibacillus | |
| Dietzia | Paenarthrobacter | Phyllobacterium | Peribacillus | |
| Glycomyces | Promicromonospora | Pseudomonas | Staphylococcus | |
| Gordonia | Pseudarthrobacter | Pseudoxanthomonas | ||
| Kocuria | Rhodococcus | Skermanella | ||
| Kribbella | Streptomyces | Sphingopyxis | ||
| Kytococcus | Terrabacter | Variovorax | ||
| Leifsonia | Umezawaea | |||
| Longispora | Yinghuangia | |||
| Microbacterium | ||||