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Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
The gene sequences encoding the 16S rRNA of Clostridium felsineum DSM 794(T
) and NCIMB 10690(T) were determined. Both sequences exhibited a relatively
very low degree of similarity to the previously determined 165 rRNA gene s
equence from C. felsineum DSM 794(T). C. felsineum is a member of the major
Clostridium cluster, cluster I, and is phylogenetically closely related to
Clostridium acetobutylicum. DNA-DNA hybridization results clearly indicate
d that C. felsineum and C. acetobutylicum belong to distinct species.