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Table 3 Sequence results from DGGE bands excised from Penn Mine sediment (Figure 3). Sequence identifications were performed using the BLASTN facility of the National Center for Biotechnology Information [47].

From: Microbial sulfate reduction and metal attenuation in pH 4 acid mine water

Band

Closest Match

Similarity Index

Phylogenetic Affiliation

A

Desulfosporosinus sp.

98%

Clostridia

B

Desulfitobacterium sp.

92%

Clostridia

C

Uncultured bacterium

92%

Clostridia

D

Uncultured eubacteria Geothrix fermentans

94%

97%

Nitrospina

E

Unsequencable

-

-