Phylogenetic diversity of the Deinococci as determined by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison

  • Frederick A. Rainey
  • L M. Fernanda Nobre
  • Peter Schuma
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Publication date
January 1997
ISSN
0020-7713
Citation count (estimate)
95

Abstract

16s ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences were determined for the five species of the genus Deinococcus (Deinococcus erythromym, Deinococcus proteolyticus, Deinococcus rudioduruns, Deinococcus radiophilus, and Deinococcus radiopugnuns) and the single species of the genus Deinobucter (Deinobucter grandis). With the exception of Deinococcus erythromyxa, the deinococci form a coherent phylogenetic cluster which is related to the Themus-Meiothemus lineage. An analysis of the 16s rDNA sequence of Deinococcus erythromyxa revealed that this organism is an actinomycete and a member of the genus Kocuriu. Deinobucter grandis falls within the radiation of the genus Deinococcus and phylogenetically can be considered a member of this genus. The results of the ...

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