title: [Staphylococcal DNA as a basis for classification].
abstract: The genome characterization of the typing strains for all 13 species of the genus Staphylococcus, included into the Approval List of the Names of Bacterial (1980), is presented. The nucleotide composition of DNA (28-33% of GC) did not permit the differentiation between staphylococcal species, but some of the groups of these species could be differentiated by the size of their genome (0.6-1.6 X 10(9) daltons). Differences in the degree of similarity between the nucleotide sequences of the DNA of all species (5-6% of DNA homology) made it possible to suggest raising the genus Staphylococcus to the rank of the family Staphylococcaceae fam. nov. The hypothetical classification scheme of this family is presented for discussion.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Akatov
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Levanova
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Degteva
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Badin
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
vernacular_title: DNK stafilokokkov kak osnova ikh klassifikatsii.