Comparison of the sequences of the Bacillus sp. HIL Y-85,54728 16S rRNA genes with all rrn paralogs of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens DSM 7T, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 and Bacillus subtilis 168.

aThe nucleotide positions correspond to [29]. All other bases are conserved between the four strains.bThe PCR product was directly sequenced, therefore, it contained all rrn paralogs and gave three mixed positions. An alignment of all seven paralogs of the B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 16S rRNA with the sequence of the producer strain showed that two of the three mixed positions of Bacillus sp. HIL Y-85,54728 vary in B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 in the same manner. The third mixed position (181) contained the C that is present in all rrn paralogs of B. amyloliquefaciens DSM 7T and the G that is found in all paralogs of B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42.