title: Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum (subjective synonym Phyllobacterium rubiacearum) emend.
abstract: The taxonomic relationships between Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum LMG 2t2T, Phyllobacterium rubiacearum LMG 1t1T and two Phyllobacterium strains representing a collection of isolates from sugar-beet roots were investigated by means of fatty acid analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization. The strains showed very similar fatty acid compositions and more than 96% DNA reassociation to each other. On the basis of these results and available data from the literature, it is proposed that P. rubiacearum be classified as a junior subjective synonym of P. myrsinacearum, and that the sugar-beet isolates be included in the latter species. An emended description of P. myrsinacearum is given.
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D027461:Beta vulgaris / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S