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T1 Variation of the Ribosomal Operon 16S-23S Gene Spacer Region in Representatives of Salmonella enterica Subspecies
A1 Pérez Luz, Sara
A1 Rodriguez-Valera, Francisco
A1 Lan, Ruiting
A1 Reeves, Peter
AB The 16S-23S spacer regions of two ribosomal operons (rrnA and rrnE) have been sequenced in seven representatives of the Salmonella enterica subspecies. Isolated nucleotide substitutions were found at the same sites as in Escherichia coli but the number of polymorphic sites was much larger, as could be expected for a more heterogeneous species. Still, as in E. coli, most of the variation found was due to insertions and/or deletions affecting blocks of nucleotides generally located at equivalent regions of the putative secondary structure for both species. Isolated polymorphic sites generated phylogenetic trees generally consistent with the subspecies structure and the accepted relationships among the subspecies. However, the sequences of rrnE put subspecies I closer to E. coli K-12 than to the other S. enterica subspecies. The distribution of polymorphisms affecting blocks of nucleotides was much more random, and the presence of equivalent sequences in distantly related subspecies, and even in E. coli, could reflect relatively frequent horizontal transfer. The smallest 16S-23S spacers in other genera of the family Enterobacteriaceae were also sequenced. As expected, the level of variation was much larger. Still, the phylogenetic tree inferred is consistent with those of 16S rRNA or housekeeping genes.
PB American Society for Microbiology
YR 1998
FD 1998
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94400
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94400
LA eng
NO Pérez Luz, S., Rodríguez-Valera, F., Lan, R., & Reeves, P. R. (1998). Variation of the ribosomal operon 16S-23S gene spacer region in representatives of Salmonella enterica subspecies. Journal of bacteriology, 180(8), 2144–2151. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.180.8.2144-2151.1998
NO Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología
NO Australian Research Council
NO University of Sydney
NO Generalitat Valenciana
DS Docta Complutense
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