Determination of 16S rRNA sequences of enterococci and application to species identification of nonmotile Enterococcus gallinarum isolates

J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Nov;36(11):3399-407. doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.11.3399-3407.1998.

Abstract

The 16S rRNA sequences of enterococcal species E. faecium, E. faecalis, E. gallinarum, E. casseliflavus/flavescens, E. dispar, E. pseudoavium, E. sulfureus, E. malodoratus, E. raffinosus, E. cecorum, E. hirae, E. saccharolyticus, E. seriolicida, E. mundtii, E. avium, E. durans, E. columbae, and E. solitarius are presented herein. These data were utilized to confirm the species identification of two nonmotile E. gallinarum isolates which had been previously phenotypically identified as E. faecium. The implications of this finding are discussed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Movement
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial / genetics
  • Enterococcus / classification*
  • Enterococcus / genetics*
  • Enterococcus / physiology
  • Enterococcus faecalis / genetics
  • Enterococcus faecium / genetics
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Species Specificity
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology
  • Virulence / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Vancomycin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF039898
  • GENBANK/AF039899
  • GENBANK/AF039900
  • GENBANK/AF039901
  • GENBANK/AF039902
  • GENBANK/AF039903
  • GENBANK/AF061000
  • GENBANK/AF061001
  • GENBANK/AF061002
  • GENBANK/AF061003
  • GENBANK/AF061004
  • GENBANK/AF061005
  • GENBANK/AF061006
  • GENBANK/AF061007
  • GENBANK/AF061008
  • GENBANK/AF061009
  • GENBANK/AF061010
  • GENBANK/AF061011
  • GENBANK/AF061012
  • GENBANK/AF061013