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5S Ribosomal RNA Sequence of Pneumocystis carinii and its Phylogenetic Association with “Rhizopoda/Myxomycota/Zygomycota Group”
Author(s) -
WATANABFA JUNICHI,
HORI HIROSHI,
TANABE KIYOKATSU,
NAKAMURA YOSHIKAZU
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1989.tb02671.x
Subject(s) - phylogenetic tree , pneumocystis carinii , ribosomal rna , ascomycota , biology , phylogenetics , sequence (biology) , fungus , 18s ribosomal rna , genetics , virology , gene , botany , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pneumocystis jirovecii
SUMMARY The cytoplasmic 58 ribosomal RNA sequence from Pneumocystis carinii was determined and compared with those of 382 eukaryotes and an evolutionary tree was constructed to establish the phylogenetic position of Pneumocystis . The data suggest that Pneumocystis is associated with the RhizopodaAlyxomycota/ Zygomycota group but not with common fungi, such as Ascomycota or Basidiomycoia, nor with other protozoa.