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Mycoplasmas (Mollicutes) have a low number of rRNA genes.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 158 ·No. 1 ·1984-04-00 ·Pages 376-8

Amikam D, Glaser G, Razin S

Abstract

DNA from Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Acholeplasma, and Spiroplasma species digested by restriction endonucleases was hybridized with probes consisting of portions of the rrnB rRNA operon of Escherichia coli and the rRNA operon of Mycoplasma capricolum. The results indicate the presence of only one or two sets of rRNA genes in the genome of Mollicutes linked in the procaryotic fashion, 16S-23S-5S.

MeSH Terms
Acholeplasma/genetics Base Sequence DNA, Bacterial/genetics Escherichia coli/genetics Genes, Bacterial Mycoplasma/genetics Mycoplasmatales/genetics Nucleic Acid Hybridization Operon RNA, Bacterial/genetics RNA, Ribosomal/genetics Spiroplasma/genetics Ureaplasma/genetics
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial RNA, Bacterial RNA, Ribosomal
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Amikam D
Glaser G
Razin S
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.158.1.376-378.1984
Published
1984-04-00
Pages
376-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC215430
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM 25286 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.158.1.376-378.1984 PMC Full Text View journal details
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