THE PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF HYDROGENOBACTER ACIDOPHILUS BASED ON 16SRIBOSOMAL-RNA SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS

Authors
SHIMA S YANAGI M SAIKI H
Citation
S. Shima et al., THE PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF HYDROGENOBACTER ACIDOPHILUS BASED ON 16SRIBOSOMAL-RNA SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS, FEMS microbiology letters, 119(1-2), 1994, pp. 119-122
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
119
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
119 - 122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1994)119:1-2<119:TPPOHA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Hydrogenobacter acidophilus strain 3H-1 is a thermoacidophilic, obliga tely chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizer isolated from a Japanese solfataric field. Strain 3H-1 requires elemental sulfur for growth. W e used PCR to amplify the 16S rRNA gene of strain 3H-1, and sequenced the amplification product directly. Phylogenetic analyses show strain 3H-1 is closely related to Aquifex pyrophilus and may be located in th e deepest branch within the eubacterial phylogenetic tree. Sulfur-depe ndency of the ancestral eubacterium is also discussed.