Identification and phylogeny of Enterobacter sakazakii relative to Enterobacter and Citrobacter Species.
The phylogenetic relationships of Enterobacter sakazakii strains were investigated using 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and hsp60 sequencing. Each analysis distributed E. sakazakii strains among four clusters, indicating substantial taxonomic heterogeneity. The E. sakazakii type strain 16S rDNA sequence was 97.8% similar to that of Citrobacter koseri but 97.0% similar to that of Enterobacter cloacae.
Iversen
Carol
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Division of Applied Microbiology and Environmental Biology, School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK.
Waddington
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Forsythe
Stephen
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D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D044083:Cronobacter sakazakii / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S