Supplementary table 3. Homology determined for the 16S rDNA sequences from COL isolates when compared in GenBank. Identity scores are indicated in parentheses.

Strain / Closest sequences in GenBank
COL11 / Gordonia malaquae strain IMMIB WWCC-22 (100%)
G. australis strain A554 (99.3%)
G. spumae strain T4 (99.2%)
COL14 / Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens strain IFM 10622 (100%)
T. pulmonis strain IFM 0888 (99.9%)
COL16 / T. pulmonis strain IFM 0888 (99.7%)
T. tyrosinosolvens strain IFM 10622 (99.7%)
T. inchonensis strain ATCC25938 (99.6%)
COL17 / G. australis strain A554 (100%)
G. spumae strain T4 (99.9%)
G. malaquae strain IMMIB WWCC-22 (99.3%)
COL18 / T. tyrosinosolvens strain IFM 10215 (100%)
T. pulmonis strain IFM 0888 (99.7%)
T. strandjordae strain ATCCBAA-173 (99.7%)
COL19 / G. hydrophobica strain DSM 44015 (99%)
G. sihwaniensis strain DSM 44576 (98.4%)
G. rubripertincta strain DSM 43248 (98.2%)
COL20 / G. australis strain A554 (100%)
G. spumae strain T4 (99.9%)
G. malaquae strain IMMIB WWCC-22 (99.3%)
COL21 / G. australis strain A554 (99.6%)
G. spumae strain T4 (99.5%)
G. malaquae strain IMMIB WWCC-22 (98.9%)
COL22 / Rhodococcus erythropolis isolate EK5 (100%)
R. qingshengii strain ZJB-09153 (100%)
R. boritolerans strain BTM-1c (100%)
COL23 / G. spumae strain T4 (99.6%)
G. australis strain A554 (99.6%)
G. malaquae strain IMMIB WWCC-22 (99%)
COL25 / R. erythropolis strain DCL14 (100%)
R. erythropolis strain HS19 (99.7%)
COL26 / G. westfalica strain Kb1/Kb2 (99.7%)
G. alkanivorans strain LE31 (99.6%)
G. namibiensis strain NAM-BN063B (99%)
COL27 / R. equi strain DSM20307T (99.9%)
R. opacus strain DNP14-5 (99.7%)
COL28 / R. opacus strain CB 24-1 (98.1%)
R. wratislaviensis strain CCM 4930 (98.1%)
R. equi strain ATCC 33703 (97.9%)
COL29 / R. equi strain DSM20307T (100%)
R. opacus strain DNP14-5 (97.8%)
COL30 / R. equi strain DSM20307T (100%)
R. opacus strain DNP14-5 (97.8%)
COL33 / G. soli strain CC-AB07 (98.1%)
G. sihwaniensis strain DSM 44576 (97.5%)
G. defluvii strain J5 (97.5%)