title: [Oligonucleotide probes for the detection of Thermoanaerobacter].
abstract: Based on the analysis of 16S rRNA nucleotide sequences, oligonucleotide probes were designed for the detection and identification of representatives of the genus Thermoanaerobacter. To increase the specificity level of detection, the genus Thermoanaerobacter was divided into three groups. The probe Tab 827 (5'-GCTTCCGCDYCCCACACCTA-3') detected all known representatives of the genus Thermoanaerobacter; the probe Tab_1 844 (5'-TTAACTACGGCACGRAATGCTTC-3') was specific for the first group of the species of the genus (T. wiegelii, T. siderophilus, T. sulfurophilus, T. brockii, T. kivui, T. ethanolicus, T. acetoethylicus, and T. thermohydrosulfuricus); the probe Tab_2 424 (5'-CACTAMYGGGGTTTACAACC-3') targeted the second group (T. thermocopriae, T. mathranii, and T. italicus); and the probe Tab_3 184 (5'-TC-CTCCATCAGGATGCCCTA-3') was specific for the third group (T. tengcongensis, T. yonseiensis, T. subterraneus, and Carboxydibrachium pacificum, an organism related to the genus Thermoanaerobacter according to its 16S rRNA sequence). The oligonucleotide probes were labeled with Dig-11-dUTP. Hybridization with the probes showed the affiliation with Thermoanaerobacter of several pure cultures that were morphologically similar to representatives of this genus but possessed metabolic features unusual for it (capacity for agarose hydrolysis, anaerobic oxidation of CO, growth at low pH values) or were isolated from habitats previously unknown for Thermoanaerobacter (deep-sea hydrothermal vents).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7/2, Moscow, 117312 Russia.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Subbotina
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Chernykh
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Sokolova
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kublanov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bonch-Osmolovskaia
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lebedinskiĭ
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003856:Deoxyuracil Nucleotides; D054306:Dideoxynucleotides; D004076:Digoxigenin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D012426:Russia; D013045:Species Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D003856:Deoxyuracil Nucleotides; D054306:Dideoxynucleotides; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C070581:digoxigenin-11-2',3'-dideoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate; D004076:Digoxigenin