title: Evidence for a close phylogenetic relationship between Melissococcus pluton, the causative agent of European foulbrood disease, and the genus Enterococcus.
abstract: The 16S rRNA gene sequence of Melissococcus pluton, the causative agent of European foulbrood disease, was determined in order to investigate the phylogenetic relationships between this organism and other low-G + C-content gram-positive bacteria. A comparative sequence analysis revealed that M. pluton is a close phylogenetic relative of the genus Enterococcus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Reading Laboratory, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001516:Bees / Q000382:microbiology*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S