gyrB Analysis as a Tool for Identifying Nocardia Species and Exploring Their Phylogeny
Author(s) -
Gema Carrasco,
Sylvia Valdezate,
Noelia Garrido,
María J. Medina-Pascual,
Pilar Villalón,
Juan Antonio Sáez-Nieto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.03072-14
Subject(s) - nocardia , phylogenetic tree , biology , phylogenetics , nocardiaceae , typing , identification (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , nocardiosis , actinomycetales , genetics , bacteria , botany , gene , streptomyces
gyrB is used to improve the identification of the Nocardia species N. brasiliensis, N. higoensis, N. ignorata, N. otitidiscaviarum, N. paucivorans, N. pneumoniae, N. puris, N. takedensis, N. veterana, and N. vinacea, but it does not improve the identification of another 12 Nocardia studied species. gyrB provides typing and phylogenetic markers for N. carnea, N. transvalensis, N. brasiliensis, and N. otitidiscaviarum.
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