Phylogenetic Evidence for Transfer of Pentachlorophenol-Mineralizing Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-IT to the Genus Mycobacterium
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (3) , 494-498
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-44-3-494
Abstract
We determined the nucleotide sequence of a 16S rRNA gene of Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-IT (= DSM 43826T) (T = type strain). Sequence comparisons revealed that there was a close relationship between strain PCP-IT and strains belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. The sequence data were used to construct a phylogenetic tree, which showed that Mycobacterium chubuense is the closest relative of strain PCP-IT. We propose that strain PCP-IT should be transferred to the genus Mycobacterium and renamed Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum PCP-IT comb. nov.Keywords
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