Table 3 List of tree species tested for the presence of the TonB-dependent receptor sequence

From: Evidence of prokaryote like protein associated with nickel resistance in higher plants: horizontal transfer of TonB-dependent receptor/protein in Betula genus or de novo mechanisms?

Species

Provenance

TonB receptor sequence

Betula papyrifera

Daisy Lake, Sudbury, ON, CAN

Present

 

Kingsway, Sudbury, ON, CAN

Present

 

Skead, ON, CAN

Present

 

Onaping, ON, CAN

Present

 

Wahnapitae, ON, CAN

Present

 

Azilda, ON, CAN

Present

 

Capreol, ON, CAN

Present

 

Gallants, NL, CAN

Present

 

Prosser Brook, NB, CAN

Present

Betula alleghaniensis

Warren Lake NS, CAN

Present

 

Sherbrooke QC, CAN

Present

 

Richmond, PE CAN

Present

 

Pembroke, ON, CAN

Present

Betula nana

Dundreggan, SCT

Present

Betula minor

Bay d’Espoir, NL, CAN

Present

Betula cordifolia

Ravine Big Gulch, CAN

Present

 

St. Georges NL, CAN

Present

 

Hawkes Bay, NL, CAN

Present

B. lenta

St Catharines, ON, CAN

Present

B. occidentalis

Adams Lake, BC, CAN

Present

B. populifera

Little Lake, NB, CAN

Present

 

Foxley River, PE, CAN

Present

 

Afton Road, PE, CAN

Present

Quercus rubra

Sudbury, ON, CAN

Absent

Acer rubrum

Sudbury, ON, CAN

Absent

Populus tremuloides

Sudbury, ON, CAN

Absent

Pinus strobus

ON, CAN

Absent

Pinus monticola

BC, CAN

Absent

Pinus nigra

Halle#50H Seed Orch, BEL

Absent

Pinus sylvestris

Hallestad District, SWE

Absent

Pinus contorta

CAN

Absent

Pinus banksiana

CAN

Absent

Pinus resinosa

CAN

Absent

Picea glauca

Sudbury, ON, CAN

Absent

Picea sitchensis

Cedarvale, BC, CAN

Absent

Picea wilsonii

A-PA-Tibetan, Sichuan, CHN

Absent

Picea jezoensis

Hokkaido Prefecture, JPN

Absent

Picea orientalis

Unknown

Absent

Picea pungens

Santa Fe, NM, USA

Absent

  1. Abbreviations: BEL, Belgium; CAN, Canada; CHN, China; JPN, Japan; SCT, Scotland; SWE, Sweden; USA, United States of America.