Table 1 Sources of “OHCB” from the Arabian Gulf and information about their 16S rDNA-sequencing
Hydrocarbonoclastic strain (accession no.) | Source | Nearest GenBank Match [bases compared (bp), % similarity] (class, accession no.) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcanivorax sp. (JF973445) | Az Zour (coastal water) | Alcanivorax borkumensis [524, 100] (γ-P, NR_029340) | 21 |
Alcanivorax sp. (JF973404) | Sharq (coastal water) | Alcanivorax xenomutans [513, 100] (γ-P, NR_133958) | 21 |
Alcanivorax sp. (JF973441) | Al-Khiran (coastal water) | Alcanivorax jadensis [513, 100] (γ-P, NR_025271) | 21 |
Alcanivorax sp. (JF973409) | Sharq (coastal water) | Alcanivorax marinus [506, 99] (γ-P, NR_135702) | 21 |
Marinobacter sp. (JF973388) | Doha (coastal water) | Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus [513, 100] (γ-P, NR_074619) | 21 |
Marinobacter sp. (JF973396) | Doha (coastal water) | Marinobacter litoralis [509, 99] (γ-P, NR_028841) | 21 |
Marinobacter sp. (GU581117) | Doha (Epilithic biofilm on gravel) | Marinobacter vinifirmus [508, 99] (γ-P, NR_043666) | 20 |
Planomicrobium sp. (GU581068) | Anjefa (Epilithic biofilm on gravel) | Planomicrobium okeanokoites [496, 99] (Bac, NR_113593) | 20 |