title: (GTG)5-PCR reference framework for acetic acid bacteria.
abstract: One hundred and fifty-eight strains of acetic acid bacteria (AAB) were subjected to (GTG)(5)-PCR fingerprinting to construct a reference framework for their rapid classification and identification. Most of them clustered according to their respective taxonomic designation; others had to be reclassified based on polyphasic data. This study shows the usefulness of the method to determine the taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships among AAB and to study the AAB diversity of complex ecosystems.
authors.affiliation: Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology (IMDO), Faculty of Sciences and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Zoi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Papalexandratou
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cleenwerck
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Vuyst
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D016947:Acetobacteraceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D019342:Acetic Acid