title: Phylogenetic analysis of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum using polymerase chain reaction-amplified 16S rRNA-specific DNA.
abstract: The 16S rRNA gene of the magnetotactic magnetogen Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum MS1 was amplified by a polymerase chain reaction, using two eubacterial consensus oligodeoxynucleotide primers flanking the majority of the 16S rRNA gene, cloned, and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. magnetotacticum MS1 belongs to the alpha-group of proteobacteria. This assignment offers perspective on the biochemical properties of A. magnetotacticum, since this organism is expected to have the general properties that are common to this phylogenetic group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Eden
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Blakemore
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Pace
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D013139:Spirillum / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S