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Molecular characterization and evolution of arthropod-pathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2007
Cordaux Richard, Paces-Fessy Mélanie, Raimond Maryline, Michel-Salzat Alice, Zimmer Martin, Bouchon Didier
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We determined the 16S rRNA gene sequences of three crustacean "Rickettsiella armadillidii" strains. Rickettsiella bacteria overall appear to form a monophyletic group that diverged from Coxiella bacteria approximately 350 million years ago. Therefore, the genus Rickettsiella as a whole (not just Rickettsiella grylli) should be classified among the Gammaproteobacteria instead of the Alphaproteobacteria.
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