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Sequence variation in Shigella sonnei (Sonnei), a pathogenic clone of Escherichia coli, over four continents and 41 years.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 32 ·No. 3 ·1994-03-00 ·Pages 796-802

Karaolis DK, Lan R, Reeves PR

Abstract

The genetic variation within a bacterial clone (known as Shigella sonnei but in effect a clone of Escherichia coli) was examined by studying 46 clinical isolates that were epidemiologically unassociated and isolated from patients in different countries over a period of 41 years (1950 to 1991). Restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequencing of two housekeeping genes, mglB and gnd, in 10 strains revealed only one nucleotide substitution in the mglB gene in one strain. Ribotyping of 31 strains recovered from five countries over the 41 years proved more sensitive, detecting eight polymorphic sites with worldwide change in frequency of alleles at one site over the period studied.

Related Genes
gnd mglB
MeSH Terms
Base Sequence DNA Primers/genetics DNA, Bacterial/genetics DNA, Ribosomal/genetics Escherichia coli/classification,genetics Genes, Bacterial Genetic Variation Humans Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Shigella sonnei/genetics,isolation & purification,pathogenicity Time Factors
Chemicals
DNA Primers DNA, Bacterial DNA, Ribosomal
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Karaolis D K
Department of Microbiology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lan R
Reeves P R
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.32.3.796-802.1994
Published
1994-03-00
Pages
796-802
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC263127
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.3.796-802.1994 PMC Full Text View journal details
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