Open AccessThe phylogeny of Mycoplasma bovis as determined by sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene
Author(s) -
Mattsson Jens G.,
Guss Bengt,
Johansson KarlErik
Publication year - 1994
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.1574-6968.1994.tb06658.x
Subject(s) - 16s ribosomal rna , biology , phylogenetic tree , ribosomal rna , phylogenetics , gene , genetics , nucleic acid sequence , gene sequence , microbiology and biotechnology
The nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene of Mycoplasma bovis has been determined. Comparisons with other 16S rRNA sequences of mycoplasmas showed that Mycoplasma agalactiae is phylogenetically the closet relative. In total, only eight nucleotides differed between the M. bovis and M. agalactiae 16S rRNA sequences. The phylogenetic position of M. bovis with respect to other mycoplasmas was determined by sequence comparisons and from features in the secondary structure of 16S rRNA.