Abstract
Phylogenetic analysis was used to compare 16S rRNA sequences from 19 cultured human gut strains of Roseburia and Eubacterium rectale with 356 related sequences derived from clone libraries. The cultured strains were found to represent five of the six phylotypes identified. A new oligonucleotide probe, Rrec584, and the previous group probe Rint623, when used in conjunction with a new helper oligonucleotide, each recognized an average of 7% of bacteria detected by the eubacterial probe Eub338 in feces from 10 healthy volunteers. Most of the diversity within this important group of butyrate-producing gut bacteria can apparently be retrieved through cultivation.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacteria, Anaerobic / classification
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Bacteria, Anaerobic / genetics*
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Bacteria, Anaerobic / isolation & purification*
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Base Sequence
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Colony Count, Microbial
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Digestive System / microbiology*
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Eubacterium / classification
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Eubacterium / genetics*
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Eubacterium / isolation & purification*
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Feces / microbiology
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Genes, Bacterial
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Genetic Variation
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Oligonucleotide Probes / genetics
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Bacterial / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Substances
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Oligonucleotide Probes
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Associated data
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GENBANK/AY804151
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GENBANK/AY804152