Approaches to the study of the systematics of anaerobic, gram-negative, non-sporeforming rods: current status and perspectives.
The present article gives an overview of recent taxonomic changes among the Gram-negative, anaerobic rods, briefly highlighting areas where the biology and ecology have a bearing on recent nomenclatorial changes. The focus is among the genera Bacteroides, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Leptotrichia, Dysgonomonas, Fusobacterium and the Synergistes group and additionally demonstrates the value of conserved indels and group-specific proteins for identifying and circumscribing many of these taxa and the Bacteroidetes-Chlorobi species in general.
Shah
Haroun N
HN
Molecular Identification Services Unit, Department for Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK.
Olsen
Ingar
I
Bernard
Kathy
K
Finegold
Sydney M
SM
Gharbia
Saheer
S
Gupta
Radhey S
RS
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D016965:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny
D004269:DNA, Bacterial