Table 2. Similarities of the 16S rDNA sequences from clones, arranged into groups according to ARDRA patterns, to sequences retrieved from databases (frequency of the colonies listed in this table is >2.4%).

  clones  

 Amount 

  Frequency 
(%) 

Closest relative (accession no.)

 Similarity 
(%)

 Phylogenetic group 

JYC-1A

6

4.7

 Gamma proteobacterium WJ2 (AY096032.1)

98

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-1B

59

46.1

 Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (DQ355183.1)

99

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-1C

4

3.1

 Acidobacteriaceae isolate WJ7 (AY096034.1)

98

Acidobacteriales

JYC-1D

30

23.4

 Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (DQ355183.1)

100

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-1H

5

3.9

 Acidithiobacillus albertensis (AJ459804.1)

100

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-1J

3

2.4

 Alicyclobacillus sp. AGC-2 (AF450135.1)

99

Firmicutes

JYC-1M

12

9.4

 Acidiphilium sp. XTS-1(DQ168464.1)

99

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-2A

3

2.4

 Uncultured bacterium clone p-5142-2Wb3 (AF371935.1)

99

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-2B

16

12.5

 Pseudomonas reatans (AY747594.1)

99

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-2C

53

41.4

 Caulobacter crescentus CB15 (AE006011.1)

99

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-2D

16

12.5

 Brevundimonas nasdae (AB071954.2)

99

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-2J

5

3.9

 Sphingomonas sp. strain A28241 (AJ001051.1)

97

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-2L

5

3.9

 Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum (AJ493051.1)

96

Firmicutes

JYC-2Q

6

4.7

 Shigella flexneri 2a str. 2457T (AE014073.1)

99

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-3A

10

7.8

 Pseudomonas agarici (D84005.1 )

88

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-3B

47

36.7

 Caulobacter crescentus CB15 (AE006011.1)

99

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-3D

18

14.0

 Pseudomonas reactans (AY747594.1)

99

γ-Proteobacteria

JYC-3E

7

5.5

 Candidatus Chryseobacterium (AF531766.1)

99

Acidobacteriales

JYC-3F

7

5.5

 Brevundimonas nasdae (AB071954.2)

99

α-Proteobacteria

JYC-3J

7

5.5

 Uncultured Aquabacterium sp. clone YJQ-2 (AY569280.1) 

99

β-Proteobacteria

JYC-3P

3

2.4

 Azospirillum sp. DA6-2-2 (AY118223.1)

98

α-Proteobacteria