Abstract
The A subunit of DNA gyrase in mycobacteria is frequently subjected to splicing events as its gene, gyrA, harbours an insertion encoding an intein. Investigation of a number of different isolates of Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium malmoense, Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium xenopi demonstrated that the presence of GyrA inteins is not random but a taxonomic character specific for a given taxon at a species or subspecies level.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Classification
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DNA Gyrase
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DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / genetics*
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mycobacterium / classification*
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Mycobacterium / genetics
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification*
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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pps1 protein, Mycobacterium sp.
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DNA Gyrase
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DNA Topoisomerases, Type II