The number and organization of the rRNA genes of several strains of Mycobacterium simiae

• Published in: FEMS microbiology letters Vol. 227; no. 1; pp. 133 - 139
• Main Authors: Rivera-Gutiérrez, Sandra, Montoro-Cardoso, Ernesto, Valdivia, Jose A, Cox, Robert A, Gonzalez-y-Merchand, Jorge A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.10.2003
• Subjects: Gene sequencing; Genomes; Glycopeptidolipids; Microbiology; Mycobacterium simiae; rRNA; Transcription

The type strain of Mycobacterium simiae and four Cuban strains, each representing a group of variants sharing a characteristic pattern of glycopeptidolipids, were investigated. Each of the five strains was found to have a single rRNA (rrn) operon per genome. Each rrn operon was found to be located d...