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Supplementary Fig. S1. A maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences,
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showing the relationships between strain Y1T and members of the family Sphingomonadaceae.
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Bacillus subtilis DSM10T (AJ276351) was used as the outgroup. Percentage bootstrap values based on
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1000 replicates are shown at branch nodes; only values at or above 50 % are shown. Bar, 0.02
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substitutions per nucleotide position.
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Supplementary Fig. S2. Transmission electron micrograph of a negatively stained cell of strain Y1T.
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Bar, 0.5 µm.
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500 nm
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Supplementary Fig. S3. Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography of the polar lipids of strain Y1 T.
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Abbreviations: DPG, diphosphatidylglycerol; PC, phosphatidylcholine; PG, phosphatidylglycerol; PE,
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phosphatidylethanolamine; SGL1-SGL3, sphingoglycolipids; APL, aminophospholipid; PDME,
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phosphatidyldimethylethandamine.
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