Abstract
Hyphomonas neptunium is a marine prosthecate α-proteobacterium currently classified as a member of the order 'Rhodobacterales'. Although this classification is supported by 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogeny, 23S rRNA gene sequence analysis, concatenated ribosomal proteins, HSP70 and EF-Tu phylogenies all support classifying Hyphomonas neptunium as a member of the Caulobacterales instead. The possible reasons why the 16S rRNA gene sequence gives conflicting results in this case are also discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1021-1026 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Immunology