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Organization, structure, and variability of the rRNA operon of the Whipple's disease bacterium (Tropheryma whippelii) JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY Maiwald, M., Von Herbay, A., Lepp, P. W., Relman, D. A. 2000; 182 (11): 3292-3297

Abstract

Whipple's disease is a systemic disorder associated with a cultivation-resistant, poorly characterized actinomycete, Tropheryma whippelii. We determined a nearly complete rRNA operon sequence of T. whippelii from specimens from 3 patients with Whipple's disease, as well as partial operon sequences from 43 patients. Variability was observed in the 16S-23S rRNA spacer sequences, leading to the description of five distinct sequence types. One specimen contained two spacer sequence types, raising the possibility of a double infection. Secondary structure models for the primary rRNA transcript and mature rRNAs revealed rare or unique features.

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