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Classification of methanogenic bacteria by 16S ribosomal RNA characterization

George E. Fox, Linda J. Magrum, William E. Balch, R. S. Wolfe, Carl R. Woese

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1977 · 359 citations · 20 references

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The 16S ribosomal RNAs from 10 species of methanogenic bacteria have been characterized in terms of the oligonucleotides produced by T(1) 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.

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