RNA同源性与肺孢子菌的重新分类

RNA homology and the reclassification of Pneumocystis.

作者信息

Frenkel J K, Bartlett M S, Smith J W

机构信息

Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66103.

出版信息

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1990 Jan-Feb;13(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(90)90045-w.

DOI:10.1016/0732-8893(90)90045-w

PMID:2331846

Abstract

The identification of sequence similarities in ribosome RNA subunits from Pneumocystis and certain fungi has led to the suggestion that this presumed protozoan be reclassified as a fungus. However, the absence of predictable characteristics from the fungi as a group to Pneumocystis as a genus indicates that we should wait until additional rRNA coding sequences of more organisms have been compared.

摘要

对卡氏肺孢子虫和某些真菌的核糖体RNA亚基序列相似性的鉴定表明，这种假定的原生动物应重新归类为真菌。然而，从真菌这个类群到卡氏肺孢子虫这个属缺乏可预测的特征，这表明我们应该等到更多生物体的额外rRNA编码序列被比较之后再做决定。