Identification of the green alga, Chlorella vulgaris (SDC1) using cyanobacteria derived 16S rDNA primers: targeting the chloroplast

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2001

Autores

Burja, AM (Autor) Outra; Tamagnini, P (Autor) FCUP; Bustard, MT (Autor) Outra; Wright, PC (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: FEMS Microbiology Letters

Vol. 202

Páginas: 195-203

ISSN: 0378-1097

Editora: Oxford University Press

Indexação

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Ciências biológicas

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-000-TKV

DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1097(01)00306-8

Abstract (EN): We have tested a set of oligonucleotide primers originally developed for the specific amplification of 16S rRNA gene segments from cyanobacteria, in order to determine their versatility as an identification tool for phototrophic eucaryotes. Using web-based bioinformatics tools we determined that these primers not only targeted cyanobacterium sequences as previously described, but also 87% of sequences derived from phototrophic eucaryotes. In order to qualify our finding, a type culture and environmental strain from the freshwater unicellular, green algae genus Chlorella Beijerinck, were selected for further study. Subsequently, we sequenced a 578-bp fragment of the 16S rRNA gene, which proved to be present within the chloroplast genome, performed sequence analysis and positively identified our solvent-degrading environmental strain (SDC1) as Chlorella vulgaris. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 9