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PMID: 8138135 Published · ppublish English Comparative Study Journal Article

The phylogenetic diversity of thermophilic members of the genus Bacillus as revealed by 16S rDNA analysis.

FEMS microbiology letters ·Vol. 115 ·No. 2-3 ·1994-01-15 ·Pages 205-11

Rainey FA, Fritze D, Stackebrandt E

Abstract

Sixteen thermophilic strains of the genus Bacillus, representing eight validly described and six invalidly described species, as well as one unassigned strain, were investigated by comparative 16S rDNA analyses and the sequences compared to the existing database for the genera Bacillus and Alicyclobacillus. The majority of strains were found to cluster in two groups represented by B. stearothermophilus and B. pallidus. Bacillus smithii, B. thermocloacae, and B. thermoruber are phylogenetically well separated and cluster within the radiation of mesophilic bacilli. The as yet undescribed taxon 'B. flavothermus' warrants species status. B. schlegelii and B. tusciae group peripherally with members of Alicyclobacillus and may be reclassified when more phenotypic data support their phylogenetic position.

MeSH Terms
Bacillus/classification,genetics DNA, Ribosomal/genetics Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Chemicals
DNA, Ribosomal RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Rainey F A
DSM-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany.
Fritze D
Stackebrandt E
Article Info
Journal
FEMS microbiology letters
Abbr.
FEMS Microbiol Lett
ISSN
0378-1097
DOI
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06639.x
Published
1994-01-15
Pages
205-11
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
7705721
Subset
IM
Databases
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06639.x View journal details
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