Separation of Mycobacterium gadium from other rapidly growing mycobacteria on the basis of DNA homology and restriction endonuclease analysis.
DNA was isolated from Mycobacterium gadium with high purity. Its G + C content was between 64 and 67 mol%. The homology of M. gadium DNA with DNA from three other rapidly growing mycobacteria was less than 22%, which indicates that M. gadium is a discrete genomic species. Analysis of the DNAs with restriction endonucleases supported this finding.
D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000032:analysis; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes