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Atypical Structure of the 23S Ribosomal RNA Molecule in Certain Oral Bacteria

G.J. Sunday

Department of Oral Biology, 222 Foster Hall, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main St., Buffalo, New York 14214

M.J. Gillespie

Department of Oral Biology, 222 Foster Hall, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main St., Buffalo, New York 14214

S.T. Motley

MicroProbe Corp., 1725 220th St. SE, No. 104, Bothell, Washington 98021

J.J. Zambon

Department of Oral Biology, 222 Foster Hall, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main St., Buffalo, New York 14214, Department of Periodontology, 222 Foster Hall, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main St., Buffalo, New York 14214

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) isolated from Wolinella recta and seven related bacteria was examined by agarose gel electrophoresis. The 23S rRNA molecule could not be detected in W. recta, Wolinella curva, Bacteroides gracilis, or Bacteroides ureolyticus. In place of the 23S molecule, there were three smaller molecules of approximately 1700, 650, and 600 bases designated 23Sa, 23Sβ, and 23S{partial}, respectively. An intact 23S rRNA molecule could be isolated from Wolinella succinogenes, Campylobacter concisus, and Campylobacter sputorum. The cleavage sites of the W. recta 23S rRNA molecule were located by direct RNA sequence analysis and were found to be in similar locations, nucleotides 546 and 1180, as cleavage sites described in other prokaryotes. The presence or absence of the 23S rRNA molecule may be a useful marker for these micro-organisms.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 70, No. 6, 961-965 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345910700061001
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