16S rRNA

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:component gptkb:30S_ribosomal_subunit
gptkbp:conservedIn high
gptkbp:contains conserved regions
variable regions
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:16S_rRNA_gene
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Woese
gptkbp:foundIn prokaryotes
gptkbp:gene 16S
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 16S rRNA
gptkbp:length ~1500 nucleotides
gptkbp:orthologIn 18S rRNA (eukaryotes)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:dictionary
evolutionary studies
bacterial identification
phylogenetic studies
bacterial classification
microbial community analysis
identification of unculturable bacteria
gptkbp:usedIn metagenomics
PCR amplification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5