Phylogenetic position of Chitinophaga pinensis in the Flexibacter-Bacteroides-Cytophaga phylum

被引:24
作者
Sly, LI [1 ]
Taghavi, M
Fegan, M
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Dept Microbiol, Ctr Bacterial Divers & Identificat, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
[2] Univ Queensland, Cooperat Res Ctr Trop Plant Pathol, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY | 1999年 / 49卷
关键词
Chitinophaga pinensis; 16S rRNA; phylogeny; bacterial taxonomy; Flexibacter-Bacteroides-Cytophaga phylum;
D O I
10.1099/00207713-49-2-479
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence determined for Chitinophaga pinensis showed that this species is most closely related to Flexibacter filiformis in the Flexibacter-Bacteroides-Cytophaga phylum, These two chitinolytic bacteria, which are characterized by transformation into spherical bodies on ageing, belong to a strongly supported lineage that also includes Cytophaga arvensicola, Flavobacterium ferrugineum and Flexibacter sancti, The lineage is distinct from the microcyst-forming species Sporocytophaga myxococcoides.
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