Characterization of genomic island 3 and genetic variability of Chilean field strains of Brucella abortus
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Céspedes, Sandra
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Characterization of genomic island 3 and genetic variability of Chilean field strains of Brucella abortus
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One of the capabilities developed by bacteria is the ability to gain large fragments of DNA from other bacteria or to lose portions of their own genomes. Among these exchangeable fragments are the genomic islands (GIs). Nine GIs have been identified in Brucella, and genomic island 3 (GI-3) is shared by two pathogenic species, B. melitensis and B. abortus. GI-3 encodes mostly unknown proteins. One of the aims of this study was to perform pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) on field isolates of B. abortus from Chile to determine whether these isolates are clonally related. Furthermore, we focused on the characterization of GI-3, studying its organization and the genetic conservation of the GI-3 sequence using techniques such as tilingpath PCR (TP-PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR (RFLP-PCR). Our results, after PFGE was performed on 69 field isolates of B. abortus from Chile, showed that the strains were genetically homogeneous. To increase the power of genetic dis
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/165271
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01176-10
ISSN: 00951137
1098660X
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Volumen 49, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 2461-2469
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