RRC ID 3160
著者 Nhung PH, Shah MM, Ohkusu K, Noda M, Hata H, Sun XS, Iihara H, Goto K, Masaki T, Miyasaka J, Ezaki T.
タイトル The dnaJ gene as a novel phylogenetic marker for identification of Vibrio species.
ジャーナル Syst Appl Microbiol
Abstract The utility of the dnaJ gene for identifying Vibrio species was investigated by analyzing dnaJ sequences of 57 type strains and 22 clinical strains and comparing sequence homologies with those of the 16S rDNA gene and other housekeeping genes (recA, rpoA, hsp60). Among the 57 Vibrio species, the mean sequence similarity of the dnaJ gene (77.9%) was significantly less than that of the 16S rDNA gene (97.2%), indicating a high discriminatory power of the dnaJ gene. Most Vibrio species were, therefore, differentiated well by dnaJ sequence analysis. Compared to other housekeeping genes, the dnaJ gene showed better resolution than recA or rpoA for differentiating Vibrio coralliilyticus from Vibrio neptunius and Vibrio harveyi from Vibrio rotiferianus. Among the clinical strains, all 22 human pathogenic strains, including an atypical strain, were correctly identified by the dnaJ sequence. Our findings suggest that analysis of the dnaJ gene sequence can be used as a new tool for the identification of Vibrio species.
巻・号 30(4)
ページ 309-15
公開日 2007-6-1
DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2006.11.004
PII S0723-2020(06)00137-8
PMID 17207598
MeSH Bacterial Typing Techniques / methods Genes, Bacterial* HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins* / genetics Humans Phylogeny Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid Species Specificity Vibrio / classification* Vibrio / genetics Vibrio Infections / microbiology
IF 3.224
引用数 41
WOS 分野 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY
リソース情報
病原微生物 Vibrio?