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Table 2 Polar bear 16S rRNA gene clones representing 17 valid phylotypes

From: Bacterial diversity in faeces from polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Arctic Svalbard

Phylotype

Genbank acc. no.

Size (bp)

No. of clones

Nearest valid relative

Sequence similarity (%)

PBF_d7

FJ375870

1439

67

Clostridium perfringens (CP000246)

99.9

PBF_b25

FJ375795

1466

35

Clostridium sordellii (DQ978216)

99.5

PBF_c44

FJ375859

1438

18

Clostridium sardiniense (AB161368)

98.5

PBM_b9

FJ375922

1427

8

Clostridium hiranonis (AB023971)

98.2

PBF_b17

FJ375788

1402

7

Clostridium colicanis (AJ420008)

99.8

PBM_b1

FJ375916

1433

5

Clostridium glycolicum (X76750)

98.3

PBM_a8

FJ375915

1430

5

Clostridium bartlettii (AY438672)

96.6

PBF_c29

FJ375847

1444

3

Clostridium paraputrificum (AY442815)

99.7

PBF_b21

FJ375792

1452

2

Clostridium perfringens (CP000246)

99.5

PBF_b32

FJ375802

1372

2

Ruminococcus hansenii (M59114)

95.3

PBF_b47

FJ375816

1464

2

Clostridium sordellii (DQ978216)

98.3

PBM_b18

FJ375928

1459

2

Ruminococcus gnavus (X94967)

99.4

PBM_b10

FJ375923

1460

1

Clostridium sordellii (DQ978215)

99.5

PBF_d3

FJ375866

1436

1

Clostridium perfringens (Y12669)

99.5

PBF_d10

FJ375873

1453

1

Clostridium disporicum (Y18176)

98.3

PBF_b35

FJ375805

1488

1

Firmicutes bacterium (AF157051)

95.1

PBM_a2

FJ375911

1431

1

Unclassified bacterium (DQ057466)

96.6

Total

 

161