International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Vol 50, 127-134, Copyright © 2000 by International Union of Microbiological Societies

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Intrageneric relationships among Micromonospora species deduced from gyrB-based phylogeny and DNA relatedness

H Kasai, T Tamura and S Harayama
Marine Biotechnology Institute, Kamaishi Laboratories 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan

The phylogenetic structure of genus Micromonospora within actinomycetes was examined by analysing the gyrB sequences of 15 validly described species and four subspecies. All but one of the Micromonospora strains formed a tight cluster, as had previously been demonstrated by a 16S rDNA-based phylogenetic analysis. However, the intrageneric relationships deduced from the gyrB-based phylogeny were different from those based on their 16S rDNA sequences. To examine which phylogeny would be more relevant for classifying genus Micromonospora, DNA--DNA hybridization experiments were performed. The gyrB-based classification agrees with the results of the DNA--DNA hybridization studies, indicating that this classification method is useful for analysing the phylogenetic relationships of high G+C Gram-positive bacteria at the level of the genomic species. Genus Micromonospora was reclassified into the following 14 species: Micromonospora echinospora, Micromonospora pallida, Micromonospora nigra, Micromonospora purpureochromogenes, Micromonospora aurantiaca, Micromonospora carbonacea, Micromonospora chalcea, Micromonospora chersina, Micromonospora coerulea, Micromonospora gallica, Micromonospora halophytica, Micromonospora inositola, Micromonospora olivasterospora and Micromonospora rosaria.

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