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. 1977 Oct;74(10):4537–4541. doi: 10.1073/pnas.74.10.4537

Classification of methanogenic bacteria by 16S ribosomal RNA characterization

George E Fox *,†,†, Linda J Magrum *, William E Balch, Ralph S Wolfe, Carl R Woese *
PMCID: PMC431980  PMID: 16592452

Abstract

The 16S ribosomal RNAs from 10 species of methanogenic bacteria have been characterized in terms of the oligonucleotides produced by T1 RNase digestion. Comparative analysis of these data reveals the methanogens to constitute a distinct phylogenetic group containing two major divisions. These organisms appear to be only distantly related to typical bacteria.

Keywords: comparative oligonucleotide cataloging, phylogeny, molecular evolution

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