PMID- 15186346 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040921 LR - 20061115 IS - 1462-2912 (Print) IS - 1462-2912 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 7 DP - 2004 Jul TI - Design and application of two oligonucleotide probes for the identification of Geodermatophilaceae strains using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). PG - 678-85 AB - Bacteria of the family of Geodermatophilaceae are actively involved in the decay processes [Urzi, C. and Realini, M. (1998) Int Biodeterior Biodegrad 42: 45-54; Urzi, C., Salamone, P., Schumann, P., and Stackebrandt, E. (2000) Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50: 529-536] of stone monuments. Characterization of isolates includes phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genetic analysis often requiring long-term procedures. The use of specific probes for members of Geodermatophilaceae family could be useful for the easy detection of those strains colonizing rock surfaces and involved in the biodeterioration. Two 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes were designed for the specific detection of members of the family Geodermatophilaceae using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); one probe specific for members of the two genera Geodermatophilus/Blastococcus and the second for members of the genus Modestobacter. FAU - Urzi, Clara AU - Urzi C AD - Department of Microbiological, Genetic and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Salita Sperone, 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy. Clara.Urzi@unime.it FAU - La Cono, Violetta AU - La Cono V FAU - Stackebrandt, Erko AU - Stackebrandt E LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Environ Microbiol JT - Environmental microbiology JID - 100883692 RN - 0 (Oligonucleotide Probes) RN - 0 (RNA, Bacterial) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) SB - IM MH - Actinomycetales/*genetics/*isolation & purification MH - Environmental Microbiology MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *Oligonucleotide Probes MH - RNA, Bacterial/analysis/genetics MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis/genetics MH - Sensitivity and Specificity EDAT- 2004/06/10 05:00 MHDA- 2004/09/24 05:00 CRDT- 2004/06/10 05:00 PHST- 2004/06/10 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/09/24 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/06/10 05:00 [entrez] AID - EMI619 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00619.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Microbiol. 2004 Jul;6(7):678-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00619.x.