@article{fdi:010044256,
  title = {{T}he rpo{B} gene as a tool for clinical microbiologists},
  author = {{A}dekambi, {T}. and {D}rancourt, {M}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he rpo{B} gene, encoding the beta-subunit of {RNA} polymerase, has emerged as a core gene candidate for phylogenetic analyses and identification of bacteria, especially when studying closely related isolates. {T}ogether with the 16{S} r{RNA} gene, rpo{B} has helped to delineate new bacterial species and refine bacterial community analysis, as well as enabling the monitoring of rifampicin resistance-conferring mutations. {S}equencing of rpo{B} enables efficient estimation of bacterial {G}+{C}% content, {DNA}-{DNA} hybridization value and average nucleotide identity (percentage of the total genomic sequence shared between two strains) when taxonomic relationships have been firmly established. {N}ew identification tools targeting a rpo{B} gene fragment located between positions 2300 and 3300 have been developed recently. {T}herefore, inclusion of the rpo{B} gene sequence would be useful when describing new bacterial species.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}rends in {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {37--45},
  ISSN = {0966-842{X}},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.tim.2008.09.008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044256},
}