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. 1996 May 24;171(1):83-7.
doi: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00884-5.

Phylogeny based on elongation factor Tu reflects the phenotypic features of mycoplasmas better than that based on 16S rRNA

V Kamla  1 , B Henrich, U Hadding
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Phylogeny based on elongation factor Tu reflects the phenotypic features of mycoplasmas better than that based on 16S rRNA

V Kamla et al. Gene. .

Abstract

A universal phylogenetic tree of organisms from all kingdoms was constructed by the use of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) as the marker molecule. As in the 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA)-based phylogeny, the EF-Tu tree divides eukaryotes, archaebacteria, and prokaryotes into three main branches. Furthermore, the EF-Tu-based tree shows, in contrast to the 16S rRNA tree, some interesting evolutionary relationships between mycoplasmas, better reflecting phenotypic features of these organisms.

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