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Reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNA from Streptococcus cecorum
Author(s) -
Williams A.M.,
Farrow J. A.E.,
Collins M.D.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1989.tb00244.x
Subject(s) - streptococcus , enterococcus , biology , enterococcus faecalis , microbiology and biotechnology , ribosomal rna , 16s ribosomal rna , streptococcaceae , phylogenetic tree , streptococcus sanguinis , bacteria , genetics , streptococcus mutans , gene , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus
The phylogenetic position of Streptococcus cecorum was determined by reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid. Streptococcus cecorum formed a distinct group with Enterococcus faecalis (type species of the genus Enterococcus ) and other enterococcal species, but was unrelated to members of the genus Streptococcus. On the basis of the present findings, it is proposed that Streptococcus cecorum be reclassified in the genus Enterococcus , as Enterococcus cecorum comb. nov.