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. 2000 Jul;66(7):3044–3051. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.7.3044-3051.2000

TABLE 3.

Frequencies and phylogenetic affiliations of North Sea 16S rRNA clonesa

Phylogenetic group No. (%) of clones Next relative to cloneb % 16S rRNA similarity
Bacteria 54 (100)
α-Proteobacteria 4 (7.5)
 SAR116 clusterc 3 Unidentified alpha proteobacterium clone OM25d 95.5
 Roseobacter 1 Marine bacterium strain SFR1e 97.9
γ-Proteobacteria 49 (92.5)
 SAR86 clusterc 44 (83)
  Group A 17 Unidentified gamma proteobacterium clone OM10d 97.8–99.2
  Group B 27 Unidentified gamma proteobacterium clone OCS5 AF001651d 96.9–98.1
 Thiomicrospira 2 Coxiella burnetiiD89795 88.4
 Unknown affiliation 2 Clone of macroaggregate clone 44f 99.2
 Unknown affiliation 1 Unidentified gamma proteobacterium clone OM60d 95.3
ɛ-Proteobacteria 1 (2)
 Arcobacter 1 A. butzleri 92.2
a

Obtained in September and November. 

b

In the ARB database. 

c

Reference 35. 

d

Reference 42. 

e

Reference 18. 

f

Reference 12.