Phylogeny of green sulfur bacteria on the basis of gene sequences of 16S rRNA and of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein.
The phylogeny of green sulfur bacteria was studied on the basis of gene sequences of the 16S rRNA and of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) protein. Representative and type strains (31 strains total) of most of the known species were analyzed. On the basis of fmoA gene sequences from Chlorobium tepidum ATCC 49652(T) and Chlorobium limicola DSM 249(T) available from the EMBL database, primers were constructed that allowed sequence analysis of a major part of the fmoAgene. The largely congruent phylogenetic relationship of sequences of the fmoA gene and of 16S rDNA gives considerable support to the phylogeny of green sulfur bacteria previously suggested on the basis of 16S rDNA sequences. Distinct groups of strains were recognized on the basis of 16S rDNA and FMO sequences and supported by characteristic signature amino acids of FMO. Marine strains formed clusters separate from freshwater strains. The resulting phylogenetic grouping and relationship of the green sulfur bacteria do not correlate with their current taxonomic classification.
Alexander
Boris
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Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Andersen
Jesper H
JH
Cox
Raymond P
RP
Imhoff
Johannes F
JF
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D019414:Chlorobi / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; C086320:FMO bacteriochlorophyll protein, Bacteria; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S