title: Phylogenetic relationship of Gemella morbillorum to Gemella haemolysans.
abstract: Partial 16S rRNA gene sequences (16S rDNA) of Gemella morbillorum and Gemella haemolysans were determined by sequencing polymerase chain reaction-amplified DNA. A phylogenetic analysis of 53 eubacterial 16S rRNA sequences grouped the gemellae on a distinct branch separate from the 18 members of the genus Streptococcus. DNA-DNA hybridization results indicate that the two gemellae are related at the genus level but are not a single species.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S