Phylogenetic evidence for transfer of pentachlorophenol-mineralizing Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-I(T) to the genus Mycobacterium

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1994 Jul;44(3):494-8. doi: 10.1099/00207713-44-3-494.

Abstract

We determined the nucleotide sequence of a 16S rRNA gene of Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-I(T) (= DSM 43826T) (T = type strain). Sequence comparisons revealed that there was a close relationship between strain PCP-I(T) and strains belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. The sequence data were used to construct a phylogenetic tree, which showed that Mycobacterium chubuense is the closest relative of strain PCP-I(T). We propose that strain PCP-I(T) should be transferred to the genus Mycobacterium and renamed Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum PCP-I(T) comb. nov.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycobacterium / classification*
  • Mycobacterium / genetics
  • Mycobacterium / metabolism*
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Pentachlorophenol / metabolism*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Rhodococcus / classification*
  • Rhodococcus / genetics
  • Rhodococcus / metabolism*
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Species Specificity
  • Terminology as Topic

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Pentachlorophenol

Associated data

  • GENBANK/X79094