Phylogenetic diversity of the Bacillus pumilus group and the marine ecotype revealed by multilocus sequence analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 11; p. e80097
• Main Authors: Liu, Yang, Lai, Qiliang, Dong, Chunming, Sun, Fengqin, Wang, Liping, Li, Guangyu, Shao, Zongze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.11.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Aquatic Organisms; Bacillus; Bacillus - classification; Bacillus - genetics; Bacteria; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Cladistic analysis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Divergence; DNA; DNA Gyrase - classification; DNA Gyrase - genetics; DNA topoisomerase; DNA, Bacterial - classification; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Ecotype; Genes; Genes, Essential; Genes, rRNA - genetics; Genetic Speciation; Laboratories; Marine environment; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Oceanography; Offshore structures; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; RNA; RNA polymerase; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - classification; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; RpoB protein; rRNA 16S; Sediments; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Strains (organisms); Terrestrial environments; Topology; Trees; China; Pacific Ocean

Bacteria closely related to Bacillus pumilus cannot be distinguished from such other species as B. safensis, B. stratosphericus, B. altitudinis and B. aerophilus simply by 16S rRNA gene sequence. In this report, 76 marine strains were subjected to phylogenetic analysis based on 7 housekeeping genes...