title: The sequence of the single 16S rRNA gene of the thermophilic eubacterium Rhodothermus marinus reveals a distant relationship to the group containing Flexibacter, Bacteroides, and Cytophaga species.
abstract: Rhodothermus marinus, a gram-negative heterotrophic marine thermophile, has been the subject of several recent studies. Isolation, sequencing, and analyses of a 16S rRNA gene have shown that R. marinus diverges sharply from major bacterial phyla and is most closely allied to the Flexibacter-Cytophaga-Bacteroides group. Further analyses revealed that the R. marinus chromosome contains a single rRNA operon with a 16S-23S intergenic region coding for tRNA(Ile) and tRNA(Ala).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík.
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Andrésson
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Fridjónsson
mesh_terms: D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003589:Cytophaga / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008386:Marine Biology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S