ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A specific DNA probe, containing a conserved region of the insertion sequence IS1, was hybridised to dot blots of total genomic DNA from 2 oral and 5 intestinal Bacteroides spp. Using Escherichia coli K12 as a positive control and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a negative control, DNA homologous to the probe could not be detected in Bacteroides corporis, Bacteroides intermedius, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron or 2 strains of Bacteroides fragilis. The total DNA included plasmid DNA of 30.2, 42.7 and 42.7 MDa from B. fragilis, B. intermedius and B. corporis, respectively.IS1 is commonly found in members of the Enterobacteriaceae, and it was concluded that the 2 groups of bacteria are not closely related.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01819.x
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