TY - JOUR
T1 - Duplication of the tuf gene
T2 - a new insight into the phylogeny of eubacteria.
AU - Sela, S.
AU - Yogev, D.
AU - Razin, S.
AU - Bercovier, H.
PY - 1989/1
Y1 - 1989/1
N2 - The conservation and duplication of the tuf gene encoding the elongation factor EF-Tu were used to define phylogenetic relationships among eubacteria. When the tufA gene of Escherichia coli was used as a probe in hybridization experiments, duplicate tuf genes were found in gram-negative bacteria from three major phyla: purple bacteria, bacteroides, and cyanobacteria. Only a single copy of tuf was found in gram-positive bacteria, including mycobacteria and mycoplasmas. Gram-positive clostridia were found to carry two copies of tuf.
AB - The conservation and duplication of the tuf gene encoding the elongation factor EF-Tu were used to define phylogenetic relationships among eubacteria. When the tufA gene of Escherichia coli was used as a probe in hybridization experiments, duplicate tuf genes were found in gram-negative bacteria from three major phyla: purple bacteria, bacteroides, and cyanobacteria. Only a single copy of tuf was found in gram-positive bacteria, including mycobacteria and mycoplasmas. Gram-positive clostridia were found to carry two copies of tuf.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024570876&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1128/jb.171.1.581-584.1989
DO - 10.1128/jb.171.1.581-584.1989
M3 - Article
C2 - 2492503
AN - SCOPUS:0024570876
SN - 0021-9193
VL - 171
SP - 581
EP - 584
JO - Journal of Bacteriology
JF - Journal of Bacteriology
IS - 1
ER -