FIG. 1.

Phylogenetic tree showing the 16S rRNA relationships of our G. bergeriae isolate with various Gemella spp. and other medically important bacteria. The tree was constructed on the basis of the first 500 nucleotides of the 16S rRNA gene and was constructed by Clustal W analysis. The sequences were obtained from the GenBank database, and their nucleotide sequence accession numbers are shown in parentheses. Chlamydophila pneumoniae was used as the outgroup to root the tree. The locations within the tree of the G. bergeriae sequence from our patient (GenBank accession number AY632069) along with one previously published G. bergeriae sequence (GenBank accession number Y13365) are shown boxed with an arrow.