Phylogeny of the Korean Erwinia Species as Determined by Comparison of 16S rDNA Sequences
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Thapa; S. P.; H. R. Park; C. K. Lim; J. H. Hur
- Source
- 강원 농업생명환경연구 / Journal of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. Dec 30, 2011 23(4):62
- Subject
- Erwinia group
Phylogenetic analysis
16S rRNA
- Language
- Korean
- ISSN
- 2233-8322
The complete 16S rRNA sequences of the genus Erwinia species isolated from diverse geographical area from Korea were determined following isolation and cloning of the amplified genes. These sequences along with the sequences of other Erwinia species obtained from the GenBank were aligned and phylogenetic trees were inferred by VectorNTI and neighbor-joining method. The levels of sequence similarity between different type strains broadly ranged from 90-100%. Erw. rhapontici and Erw. persicinus showed a distinct seperate cluster from that of amylovora group. The Korean Erw. carotovora subsp. carotovora strains were closer to Asian strains (strains from Japan, China more closer to Chinese strains) than to the European and American strains.