RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 WANG, YUE A1 ZHANG, ZHENSHUI A1 RUAN, JISHENGYR 1996 T1 Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals New Relationships among Members of the Genera Microtetraspora and Microbispora JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 46 IS 3 SP 658 OP 663 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-46-3-658 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB The 16S rRNA gene sequences of 7 Microbispora strains, 14 Microtetraspora species, 9 Streptosporangium species, and 12 Actinomadura species were determined. A phylogenetic analysis showed that Microtetraspora fusca, Microtetraspora glauca, and Microtetraspora niveoalba formed a coherent cluster with the members of the genus Microbispora. This cluster is distantly related to two other clusters, one of which consists of the Microtetraspora species transferred from the former Actinomadura pusilla group and one of which consists of members of the genus Streptosporangium. Our results show that it is necessary to review the taxonomic definitions of the genera Microtetraspora and Microbispora, which have been separated by a single morphological characteristic, the number of spores on spore chains., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-46-3-658