Structural analysis and genetic variation of the 16S-23S rDNA internal spacer region from Micrococcus luteus strains

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 314-317

  Haga, S ^a   Hirano, Y ^a   Murayama, O ^a   Millar, B C ^b   Moore, J E ^b   Matsuda, Motoo ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S 23S rDNA ISR; CCUCCU sequence; Direct nucleotide sequencing; Intercistronic tRNAs; Micrococcus luteus; Two JCM strains and ATCC strain

Indexed keywords

RNA;

16S-23S RIBOSOMAL DNA INTERNAL SPACER REGION; CCUCCU SEQUENCE; DIRECT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; FLANKING REGIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; INTERCISTRONIC TRNA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; RIBOSOMAL DNA; TWO JCM STRAIN AND ATCC STRAIN;

GENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141762471     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01399.x     Document Type: Article

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