Isolated bacterium purified on NBTA plate was identified as
Xenorhabdus indica (NCBI GenBank accession numbers GQ923884)
through 16S rDNA amplification and gene sequencing followed by
BLAST search. Sequence exhibited 98% similarity with the nearest
phylogenetic neighbor X. indica strain CICR-WG (NCBI GenBank
accession numbers JN558595). Phylogenetic tree of X. indica, its
nearest neighbor and other previously reported phthalate ester
degrading microorganisms was constructed using Mega4 software
(Fig. 1).