Journal article
Use of repetitive DNA elements to define genetic relationships among Anaplasma marginale isolates
FEMS microbiology letters, Vol.197(2), pp.139-143
2001
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/109170
PMID: 11313126
Abstract
Anaplasma marginale genomic DNA was tested for the presence of repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP) and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-like sequences in order to evaluate the genetic diversity of multiple
A. marginale isolates.
A. marginale isolates were obtained from cattle of six different states of Brazil, from the US and an
Anaplasma centrale strain was obtained from Uruguay. Patterns obtained from
A. marginale isolates varied from 14 to 17 fragments by REP-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and 6 to 14 fragments by ERIC-PCR. All
A. marginale isolates presented a 0.75-kb fragment by REP and two common fragments (0.38 and 1.0 kb) by ERIC-PCR. These two fragments were not detectable in
A. centrale. Both methods produced similar patterns (80%) among
A. marginale isolates obtained from the same region, although some isolates within regions shared less similarity. Isolates from Parana and Pernambuco, were differentiated by these methods. The study demonstrates the presence of ERIC and REP-like elements in
A. marginale isolates and shows that
A. marginale isolates and strains can be differentiated by these methods.
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- Title
- Use of repetitive DNA elements to define genetic relationships among Anaplasma marginale isolates
- Creators
- Alda Maria T Ferreira - Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Campus Universitário, Caixa Postal 6001, 86051-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilSérgio Suzart - Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Campus Universitário, Caixa Postal 6001, 86051-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilOdilon Vidotto - Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Campus Universitário, Caixa Postal 6001, 86051-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilDon P Knowles - Animal Disease Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7030, USAMarilda C Vidotto - Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Campus Universitário, Caixa Postal 6001, 86051-970 Londrina, PR, Brazil
- Publication Details
- FEMS microbiology letters, Vol.197(2), pp.139-143
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Identifiers
- 99900547232401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article