Partial nucleotide sequence of 16S ribosomal RNA isolated from armadillo-grown Mycobacterium leprae.
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) was isolated from Mycobacterium leprae recovered from infected tissue of the Nine-banded Armadillo, and nucleotide sequences near the 3' end of the 16S species were determined by primer extension in the presence of dideoxynucleotides. Previously published data for bacterial 16S rRNAs show a pattern of conserved and non-conserved sequences that fit a common secondary structure. Our data for M. leprae fits this general pattern.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of general microbiology
دوره 134 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988