title: Use of 16S rRNA analysis to investigate phylogeny of methylotrophic bacteria.
abstract: Small-subunit rRNAS from 24 gran-negative methylotropic bacteria have been sequenced. A phylogenetic tree was constructed on the basis of sequence similarities by using a weighted least-mean-square difference method. The methylotrophs were separated into coherent clusters in which bacteria in each group shared physiological characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Gray Freshwater Biological Institute, Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Navarre, Minnesota 55392, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bratina
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Brusseau
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008772:Methylococcaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S