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

Figure 8

Restriction patterns of a 1735 bp fragment of rpoB gene, digested with HphI. Lanes 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13, 25, and 27, A. acidoterrestris I; 5, 7, 12, 26, and 28, A. acidoterrestris II; 24, A. acidoterrestris IIA; 29, A. acidocaldarius IA; 30, A. acidocaldarius type II; 15, A. acidoterrestris DSM 2498; 16, A. acidoterrestris ATCC49025; 17, A. acidiphilus; 18, A. hesperidum; 19, A. herbarius; 20, A. acidocaldarius A1; 21, B. subtilis; 22, G. stearothermophilus; lanes 14 and 23, molecular marker.