Open AccessDNA‐rRNA hybridization studies on Halococcus saccharolyticus and other halobacteria
Author(s) -
Montero Carlos G.,
Klenk HansPeter,
Nieto Joaquín J.,
Ventosa Antonio
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1993.tb06363.x
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , archaea , halophile , ribosomal rna , genetics , bacteria , gene
Several representative extremely halophilic archaea (formerly archaebacteria) were studied with respect to their genetic relatedness by using a DNA‐rRNA hybridization approach. Our results confirm the phylogenetic relatedness of Halococcus morrhuae and Halococcus saccharolyticus but support their separation as two different taxa, at least at species level. In addition, this phylogenetic relatedness was significantly lower than that between species belonging to the genera Haloferax and Haloarcula .