RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 MORI, KATSUMI A1 YAMAZAKI, KOJI A1 ISHIYAMA, TOMOHARU A1 KATSUMATA, MASAHIRO A1 KOBAYASHI, KAYO A1 KAWAI, YUJI A1 INOUE, NORIO A1 SHINANO, HARUOYR 1997 T1 Comparative Sequence Analyses of the Genes Coding for 16S rRNA of Lactobacillus casei-Related Taxa JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 47 IS 1 SP 54 OP 57 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-47-1-54 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB The primary structures of the 16S rRNA genes of the type strains of Lactobacillus casei and related taxa were determined by PCR DNA-sequencing methods. The sequences of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus zeae, Lactobacillus paracasei, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus were different. The K nuc values ranged from 0.0040 to 0.0126. On the basis of the K nuc values and the levels of DNA-DNA relatedness among the strains of these species, the L. casei-related taxa should be classified in the following three species: L. zeae, which includes the type strains of L. zeae and L. casei; a species that includes the strains of L. paracasei and L. casei ATCC 334; and L. rhamnosus., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-47-1-54