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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 57 (2007), 2289-2295; DOI  10.1099/ijs.0.65190-0
© 2007 International Union of Microbiological Societies

Phylogenetic relationships within the family Halobacteriaceae inferred from rpoB' gene and protein sequences

Madalin Enache1,2, Takashi Itoh1, Tadamasa Fukushima3, Ron Usami3, Lucia Dumitru2 and Masahiro Kamekura4

1 Japan Collection of Micro-organisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
2 Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei 296, PO Box 56-53, Bucharest 060031, Romania
3 Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University, 2100 Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8585, Japan
4 Halophiles Research Institute, 677-1 Shimizu, Noda, Chiba 278-0043, Japan

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Madalin Enache
madalin.enache{at}ibiol.ro

In order to clarify the current phylogeny of the haloarchaea, particularly the closely related genera that have been difficult to sort out using 16S rRNA gene sequences, the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase subunit B' gene (rpoB') was used as a complementary molecular marker. Partial sequences of the gene were determined from 16 strains of the family Halobacteriaceae. Comparisons of phylogenetic trees inferred from the gene and protein sequences as well as from corresponding 16S rRNA gene sequences suggested that species of the genera Natrialba, Natronococcus, Halobiforma, Natronobacterium, Natronorubrum, Natrinema/Haloterrigena and Natronolimnobius formed a monophyletic group in all trees. In the RpoB' protein tree, the alkaliphilic species Natrialba chahannaoensis, Natrialba hulunbeirensis and Natrialba magadii formed a tight group, while the neutrophilic species Natrialba asiatica formed a separate group with species of the genera Natronorubrum and Natronolimnobius. Species of the genus Natronorubrum were split into two groups in both the rpoB' gene and protein trees. The most important advantage of the use of the rpoB' gene over the 16S rRNA gene is that sequences of the former are highly conserved amongst species of the family Halobacteriaceae. All sequences determined so far can be aligned unambiguously without any gaps. On the other hand, gaps are necessary at 49 positions in the inner part of the alignment of 16S rRNA gene sequences. The rpoB' gene and protein sequences can be used as an excellent alternative molecular marker in phylogenetic analysis of the Halobacteriaceae.

The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession numbers for the rpoB' gene sequences determined in this study are AB295622–AB295637, as detailed in Table 1. The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of Haloferax sp. BV2 is AB258304.

Alignments of deduced RpoB amino acid sequences are available as supplementary material with the online version of this paper.






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