Table 1 rDNA characterization in Bacillus

Bag530-PstI clones

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Bacillus atticus atticus (2n = 34, ♀ ♀)

Palaeochora, Greece

AAT/Pal

4 [EU855066–EU855070]

[EU855050]

Castel di Tusa, Italy

AAT/Tus

9 [EU855071–EU855079]

[EU855049]

Golan, Israel

AAT/Isr

12 [EU855054–EU855065]

[EU855048]*

Bacillus atticus cyprius (2n = 32, ♀ ♀)

Episkopi, Cyprus

ACY/Epk3

4 [EU855090–EU855093]

ACY/Epk4

6 [EU855094–EU855099]

[EU855046]

Bacillus atticus carius (3n = 51, ♀ ♀)

Neraida, Greece

ACA/Ner

10 [EU855080–EU855089]

[EU855047]

Bacillus grandii grandii (2n = 34, ♀ ♂)

Cava Grande del Cassibile, Italy

GG/Cag28

1 [EU855111]

-

GG/Cag137

2 [EU855112–EU855113]

[EU855051]

GG/Cag139

4 [EU855114–EU855117]

-

Bacillus grandii benazzii (2n = 34, ♀ ♂)

Torre Bennista, Italy

GB/Tbe4

6 [EU855105–EU855110]

[EU855052]

Bacillus grandii maretimi (2n = 34, ♀ ♂)

Marettimo Is., Italy

GM/Mar1

5 [EU855100–EU855104]

[EU855053]