title: A phylogenetic comparison of the 16S rRNA sequence of the fish pathogen, Renibacterium salmoninarum, to gram-positive bacteria.
abstract: The 16S rRNA of Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease in salmonids, was sequenced by reverse transcriptase to produce a nearly complete sequence (97%) of 1475 nucleotides. Phylogenetic comparisons to seventeen genera and signature sequence analysis indicated that R. salmoninarum was a member of the high G + C Gram-positive eubacterial subdivision although the reported G + C value is only 53%. A phylogenetic tree details the relationship of R. salmoninarum to ten actinomycetes from diverse environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-3804.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gutenberger
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Giovannoni
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rohovec
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005399:Fishes; D006093:Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase