Widespread Occurrence of a Novel Division of Bacteria Identified by 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Originally Found in Deep Marine Sediments

doi:10.1128/AEM.70.9.5708-5713.2004

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 September; 70(9): 5708–5713.

doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.9.5708-5713.2004

PMCID: PMC520855

Widespread Occurrence of a Novel Division of Bacteria Identified by 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Originally Found in Deep Marine Sediments

Gordon Webster, R. John Parkes, John C. Fry, and Andrew J. Weightman^*

Cardiff School of Biosciences,¹ Cardiff School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom²

^*Corresponding author. Mailing address: Cardiff School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, Main Building, Park Pl., P.O. Box 915, Cardiff CF10 3TL, Wales, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 292087 5877. Fax: 44 292087 4305. E-mail: Weightman/at/cardiff.ac.uk.

Received January 22, 2004; Accepted May 21, 2004.

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Abstract

Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from deep marine sediments identified a deeply branching clade, designated candidate division JS1. Primers for PCR amplification of partial 16S rRNA genes that target the JS1 division were developed and used to detect JS1 sequences in DNA extracted from various sedimentary environments, including, for the first time, coastal marine and brackish sediments.

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