Su C J, Baseman J B
Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7758.
J Bacteriol. 1990 Aug;172(8):4705-7. doi: 10.1128/jb.172.8.4705-4707.1990.
The genome size of Mycoplasma genitalium was determined by using restriction enzymes that infrequently cut its DNA. The calculated value of 577 to 590 kilobases is one-fourth smaller than the genome of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is considered among the smallest genomes of self-replicating organisms.
通过使用切割其DNA频率较低的限制性内切酶来测定生殖支原体的基因组大小。计算得出的577至590千碱基的值比肺炎支原体的基因组小四分之一,肺炎支原体的基因组被认为是自我复制生物中最小的基因组之一。