Article
Molecular phylogeny and rearrangement of rRNA genes in Rickettsia species.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 1999
Andersson S G, Stothard D R, Fuerst P, Kurland C G
Abstract excerpt
It has previously been observed that Rickettsia prowazekii has an unusual arrangement of the rRNA genes. In this species, the three rRNA genes, 16S (rrs), 23S (rrl), and 5S (rrf), are not linked in the typical arrangements for bacteria. Rather, the 16S rRNA gene has been separated from the 23S and 5S rRNA gene cluster, and the 23S rRNA gene is preceded by a gene which codes for methionyl-tRNAf(Met)...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Rearrangement
- Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases
- Mutation
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S
- Rickettsia
- Species Specificity