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The 16S ribosomal RNA (30S subunit) ofRhodopseudomonas spheroides has been characterized in terms of T1 ribonuclease digestion products. This “fingerprint” ultimately permits the placement ofR. spheroides into a detailed procaryotic phylogenetic tree. Given the number of major procaryotic lines that have been characterized in these terms to date, one can tentatively place the Athiorhodaceae closer to the Vibrio-Enteric group than to the Bacillaceae or Cyanophyta.
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Zablen, L., Woese, C.R. Procaryote phylogeny IV: Concerning the phylogenetic status of a photosynthetic bacterium. J Mol Evol 5, 25–34 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01732011
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