ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The type strain of Mycobacterium simiae and four Cuban strains, each representing a group of variants sharing a characteristic pattern of glycopeptidolipids, were investigated. Each of the five strains was found to have a single rRNA (rrn) operon per genome. Each rrn operon was found to be located downstream from murA. Unusually for slow-growing mycobacteria, three transcription start points were identified for each operon. Gene sequences were established extending from near to the 3′-ends of murA, the intergenic regions and the 5′-ends of the 16S rDNAs. Characteristic strain differences were identified.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00656-6
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