Genetic Heterogeneity of Alicyclobacillus Strains Revealed by RFLP Analysis of vdc Region and rpoB Gene

Figure 7

Restriction patterns of a 1735 bp fragment of rpoB gene, digested with Hin6I. Lanes 3 and 5, A. acidoterrestris type I; 1, 2, 4, and 6, A. acidoterrestris type II; 17, A. acidocaldarius type I; 18, A. acidocaldarius type II; 8, A. acidoterrestris DSM 2498; 9, A. acidoterrestris ATCC49025; 10, A. acidiphilus; 11, A. hesperidum; 12, A. herbarius; 13, A. acidocaldarius A1; 14, B. subtilis; 15, G. stearothermophilus; lanes 7 and 16, molecular marker.