PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII (CHLOROPHYCEAE) BASED ON SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA SEQUENCE DATA1 |
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| Authors: | Shigeki Sawayama Seiichi Inoue Shin-ya Yokoyama |
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| Abstract: | A small subunit ribosomal RNA (16S-like rRNA) in the hydrocarbon-rich microalga Botryococcus braunii Kützing (Chlorophyceae) was amplified using RNA polymerase chain reaction, and its sequence was determined. The sequence data of B. braunii were analyzed with those of several other algae in order to determine phylogenetic relationships among these algae. Phylogenetic analysis indicated B. braunii to be a member of the Chlorophyta and possibly related to Characium vacuolatum and Dunaliella parva. |
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| Keywords: | 16S-like rRNA Botryococcus braunii Chlorophycsae phylogeny sequence analysis |
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