PCR-RFLP analysis of the flagellin sequences for identification ofBurkholderia pseudomalleiandBurkholderia cepaciafrom clinical isolates

Autor: S. Tunpiboonsak, Sakol Panyim, Sumet Wajanarogana, Sumalee Tungpradabkul
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Molecular and Cellular Probes. 13:99-105
ISSN: 0890-8508
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1999.0221
Popis: The flagellin genes of four Burkholderia pseudomallei and two Burkholderia cepacia clinical isolates were studied by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based isolation method using the same pair of primers. The PCR-amplification products of the isolates showed a single band of about 1·1 kb, which is similar to a type II B. cepacia flagellin reported previously. In order to distinguish these two species based on the flagellin PCR-amplified products, Pst I and Xho I restriction endonuclease analysis was performed. The results suggest that there is sufficient diversity within the flagellin sequences of the closely related Burkholderia species, B. pseudomallei and B. cepacia , to enable flagellin-type identification on the basis of the pattern of restriction fragments. In addition, the flagellin gene should be of considerable use as a genetic marker for clinical identification of these organisms.
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