Evaluation of the phylogenetic position of the planctomycete 'Rhodopirellula baltica' SH 1 by means of concatenated ribosomal protein sequences, DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit sequences and whole genome trees

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 791-801

  Teeling, Hanno ^a   Lombardot, Thierry ^a   Bauer, Margarete ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^b   Glöckner, Frank Oliver ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOPIRELLULA BALTICA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; THERMOTOGA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

AQUIFEX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIAE; PIRELLULA SP. 1; PLANCTOMYCETES; RHODOPIRELLULA;

EID: 2942668180     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02913-0     Document Type: Article

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