Abstract
Nucleotide sequences of 5S rRNAs from four bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus Smith (diffuse), Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 14990, Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 and Micrococcus luteus ATCC 4698, were determined. The secondary structural models of S. aureus and S. epidermidis sequences showed characteristics of the gram-positive bacterial 5S rRNA (116-N type [H. Hori and S. Osawa, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 76:381-385, 1979]). Those of M. luteus ATCC 9341 and M. luteus ATCC 4698 together with that of Streptomyces griseus (A. Simoncsits, Nucleic Acids Res. 8:4111-4124, 1980) showed intermediary characteristics between the gram-positive and gram-negative (120-N type [H. Hori and S. Osawa, 1979]) 5S rRNAs. This and previous studies revealed that there exist at least three major groups of eubacteria having distinct 5S rRNA and belonging to different stems in the 5S rRNA phylogenic tree.
MeSH Terms
Base Sequence
Micrococcus/genetics
Molecular Weight
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal/genetics,isolation & purification
Species Specificity
Staphylococcus aureus/genetics
Staphylococcus epidermidis/genetics
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Dekio S
Yamasaki R
Jidoi J
Hori H
Osawa S
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