Research Article

Analysis of the Bacterial Diversity Associated with the Roots of Maize (Zea mays L.) through Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Methods

Table 3

Assignment and abundance of ITS clones (culture-independent approach) of bacterial endophytes of maize seedlings cv. Monsanto DK684RR2.

GroupCloneClosest NCBI match% Identity% sequence coverageNº clones% clonesAccession number

Firmicutes
(Gram + low G + C)
Bs6Bacillus thuringiensis serovar konkukian strain 97–27 (AE017355)9810033.24HQ336322
Bs27Bacillus sp. CP8 (GU905014)991001111.87HQ336323
Bacillus mycoides strain 4749 (GQ255890)98100
Bs28Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 (CP000560)10010055.39HQ336324

γ-Proteobacteria
(Gram −)
Bs2Uncultured bacterium clone 6 (DQ011253)9210066.45HQ336325
Klebsiella oxytoca strain g1755 (EU623326)92100
Bs17Klebsiella variicola At-22 (CP001891)9710088.60HQ336326
Bs85Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae MGH78578 (CP000647)9510022.16HQ336327
Bs89Klebsiella oxytoca strain g1755 (EU623329)9210011.08HQ336328
Bs43Erwinia rhapontici strain ATCC 29283 (AF232678)9210077.54HQ336329
Bs44Erwinia pyrifoliae strain WT10 (EF422400)9010055.38HQ336330
Bs83Uncultured bacterium clone 7 (DQ011254)961002728.94HQ336331
Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae ATCC 13047 (CP001918)94100
Bs54Uncultured Stenotrophomonas sp. clone 5TC3 (GQ228658)981001718.27HQ336332
Stenotrophomonas maltophilla K279a (AM743169)97100
Bs68Pseudomonas tolaasii LMG 2342 (AF364307)9610011.08HQ336333