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Journal of Bacteriology, March 2005, p. 2203-2208, Vol. 187, No. 6
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.187.6.2203-2208.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Lateral Gene Transfer of Dissimilatory (Bi)Sulfite Reductase Revisited
Vladimir Zverlov,1,2
Michael Klein,1
Sebastian Lücker,3
Michael W. Friedrich,4
Josef Kellermann,5
David A. Stahl,6
Alexander Loy,3 and
Michael Wagner3*
Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Freising,1
Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg,4
Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany,5
Russian Academy of Science, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kurchatov Square, Moscow, Russia,2
Department of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,3
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington6
Received 9 September 2004/
Accepted 24 November 2004
In contrast to previous findings, we demonstrate that the dissimilatory (bi)sulfite reductase genes (dsrAB) of Desulfobacula toluolica were vertically inherited. Furthermore, Desulfobacterium anilini and strain mXyS1 were identified, by dsrAB sequencing of 17 reference strains, as members of the donor lineage for those gram-positive Desulfotomaculum species which laterally acquired dsrAB.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department für Mikrobielle Ökologie, Institut für Ökologie und Naturschutz, Universität Wien, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 43 1 4277 54390. Fax: 43 1 4277 54389. E-mail:
wagner{at}microbial-ecology.net.
Journal of Bacteriology, March 2005, p. 2203-2208, Vol. 187, No. 6
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.187.6.2203-2208.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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