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. 1969 Sep;99(3):639–644. doi: 10.1128/jb.99.3.639-644.1969

Deoxyribonucleic Acid Homology and Relative Genome Size in Mycoplasma

Anne M Peterson 1, Mary E Pollock 1
PMCID: PMC250074  PMID: 5370271

Abstract

The deoxyribonucleic acid homologies of Mycoplasma laidlawii type A and type B, M. pulmonis (#47 and #63), and M. hominis were determined by membrane methodology. The homology data revealed a difference in genome size between M. laidlawii type A and type B. This difference also held with stringent conditions of annealing (high temperature). Little or negligible homology was shown to exist between the M. laidlawii strains type A and type B and M. pulmonis strains 47 and 63 and M. hominis. M. hominis showed less than 10% homology to the M. pulmonis and M. laidlawii strains. Neither of the M. laidlawii strains showed more than 2% annealing to the M. pulmonis strains. Reaction rate studies are suggested as a means of demonstrating the phylogenetic relationship between the Mycoplasma and other microorganisms.

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