Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of microorganism WSU 86-1044 from an aborted bovine foetus reveals that it is a member of the order Chlamydiales: Proposal of Waddliaceae fam. nov., Waddlia chondrophila gen. nov., sp. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 577-581

  Rurangirwa, Fred R ^a   Dilbeck, Pamela M ^a   Crawford, Timothy B ^a   McGuire, Travis C ^a   McElwain, Terry F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequence; 16S rRNA; Abortion; Chlamydia; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WADDLIACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDIALES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIALES; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA; WADDLIACEAE;

EID: 0032901106     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-2-577     Document Type: Article

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