Open AccessDiversity of Uncultured Epsilonproteobacteria from Terrestrial Sulfidic Caves and Springs
Author(s) -
Megan L. Porter,
Annette Summers Engel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.02915-07
Subject(s) - phylogenetic diversity , phylogenetic tree , biology , cave , phylogenetics , 16s ribosomal rna , evolutionary biology , ecology , gene , genetics
This study expands the phylogenetic diversity ofEpsilonproteobacteria using the 16S rRNA gene framework. Of the 73 lineages defined by sequence similarities at or greater than 99%, most were found at only one site. In contrast, eight lineages were retrieved from sites spanning geographic distances from 1,000 to >10,000 km.