Open AccessPhylogenetic analysis of the genus Microbacterium based on 16S rRNA gene sequences
Author(s) -
Takeuchi Mariko,
Yokota Akira
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.tb07254.x
Subject(s) - actinobacteria , microbacterium , peptidoglycan , biology , phylogenetic tree , 16s ribosomal rna , genus , phylogenetics , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , genetics , bacteria , gene
16S rRNA gene (rDNA) studies of the six species of the genus Microbacterium, M. lacticum, M. laevaniformans, M. dextranolyticum, M. imperiale, M. arborescens and M. aurum , were performed and the primary structures were compared with those of 29 representative actinobacteria and related organisms. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that six species of the genus Microbacterium and representative four species of the genus Aureobacterium appear to be phylogenetically coherent as was suggested by Rainey et al., although the peptidoglycan types of these two genera are different (peptidoglycan type B1 or B2). Thus, the phylogenetical analyses revealed that members of actinobacteria with group B‐peptidoglycan do not cluster according to their peptidoglycan types, but form compact cluster different from actinobacteria or actinomycetes with group A‐peptidoglycan.