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Table 1 Identification of the bacterial species

From: Ratio between Lactobacillus plantarum and Acetobacter pomorum on the surface of Drosophila melanogaster adult flies depends on cuticle melanisation

Locus

Sequence length

Identity (%)

Species

16S rDNA

853 bp

98.25

Lactobacillus plantarum

98.02

Lactobacillus pentosus

16S rDNA

982 bp

99.80

Lactobacillus plantarum

99.69

Lactobacillus pentosus

16S rDNA

940 bp

99.25

Acetobacter pomorum

99.25

Acetobacter pasteurianus

16S rDNA

1050 bp

100

Acetobacter pomorum

100

Acetobacter pasteurianus

groEL

560 bp

98.57

Acetobacter pomorum

97.96

Acetobacter pasteurianus

  1. The sequence of the 16S rDNA locus suggests that the white colonies shown in Fig. 1 are L. plantarum. This sequence is not sufficient to determine the species of the beige colonies. Based on the groEL sequence. We assume that these bacteria are A. pomorum