Evidence for a Close Phylogenetic Relationship between Melissococcus pluton, the Causative Agent of European Foulbrood Disease, and the Genus Enterococcus
The 16S rRNA gene sequence of Melissococcus pluton, the causative agent of European foulbrood disease, was determined in order to investigate the phylogenetic relationships between this organism and other low-G+C- content gram-positive bacteria. A comparative sequence analysis revealed that M. pluton is a close phylogenetic relative of the genus Enterococcus.
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Evidence for a Close Phylogenetic Relationship between Melissococcus pluton, the Causative Agent of European Foulbrood Disease, and the Genus Enterococcus