Table 1 Results of the sequencing the region encoding for 16S rRNA by compararison with GenBank database, Gram staining, color colonies and survival fraction to UV-B radiation.

From: Carotenoids from UV-resistant Antarctic Microbacterium sp. LEMMJ01

Isolate number

Closest specie/acess number Genbank

Number of analyzed bases of 16S rRNA gene/percentage of similarity

Gram Staining

Colonies color

Survival fraction to UV-B 312 nm 8 kJ/m2 (log10)

1

Planococcus sp. FN377718.1

1429 pb/99%

+

yellow

1.48e-03

2

Psycrobacter sp. FN377742.1

1366 pb/99%

yellow

ND

3

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens HQ844500.1

1387 pb/98%

+

yellow

1.58e-01

4

Arthrobacter psychrochitiniphilus AB588633.1

1382 pb/99%

yellow

ND

5

Microbacterium sp. AM423149.1

1921 pb/97%

+

orange

4.39e-01

6 Positive control

Escherichia coli K12A15

Wild type

white

4.49e-05

  1. ND = non detected survival.