Aquatic Biosystems

Table 2 Tentative identification of the isolates by partial 16S rRNA gene sequences.

From: Endospores of halophilic bacteria of the family Bacillaceae isolated from non-saline Japanese soil may be transported by Kosa event (Asian dust storm)

Tentatively assigned to	pH of isolation media
	5.0	7.0	9.0
B. haloalkaliphilus (AJ238041)			10
B. megaterium (AY553118)	1
F. milosensis (AJ238042)		17	2
G. halotolerans (AB101591)		5	1
H. karajensis (AJ486874)		1
H. litoralis (X94558)	6	66
H. trueperi (AJ310149)	1	28
L. salicampi (AY057394)		1
P. ryukyuensis (AB087828)		5
V. carmonensis (AJ316302)		1
V. halodenitrificans (AB021186)	1	5
V. marismortui (AJ009793)		3
V. necropolis (AJ315056)	1
V. picturae (AJ315060)		6
No closely related species		1	14
Total	10	139	27
Tentatively assigned to	Group I	Group II	Group III
B. haloalkaliphilus	9	1
B. megaterium		1
F. milosensis	1	2	16
G. halotolerans		1	5
H. karajensis		1
H. litoralis	17	38	17
H. trueperi	9	10	10
L. salicampi	1
P. ryukyuensis			5
V. carmonensis	1
V. halodenitrificans		3	3
V. marismortui		1	2
V. necropolis			1
V. picturae	4	1	1
No closely related species	12	3
Total	54	62	60

Abbreviations of generic names: B., Bacillus; F., Filobacillus; G., Gracilibacillus; H., Halobacillus; L., Lentibacillus; P., Paraliobacillus; Pc., Planococcus; V., Virgibacillus.

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