title: Characterization of the fMet initiator tRNA gene of Bartonella bacilliformis.
abstract: A ribosomal RNA operon was cloned from the agent of human Oroya fever, Bartonella bacilliformis. The 3' end of the operon contains a 77-nucleotide (nt) N-formylmethionine (fMet) initiator tRNA-encoding gene with 100% sequence identity to the fMet tRNA-encoding gene of Rhodobacter sphaeroides. The 3' region downstream from the gene has an 8-nt inverted repeat and 28 contiguous direct repeats of the heptamer 5'-TTCTCTA. To date, B. bacilliformis and R. sphaeroides are the only known eubacteria which have an fMet tRNA-encoding gene within the 3' end of their rRNA operons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula 59812.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Minnick
mesh_terms: D001473:Bartonella / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009876:Operon; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S / Q000235:genetics; D012358:RNA, Transfer, Met / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S; D012358:RNA, Transfer, Met