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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
233 strains of Campylobacter jejuni were subtyped by PCR-RFLP analysis of the flagellin (flaA) gene by double digestion with EcoRI and PstI (EP flaA-profiling). The strains represented a variety of common Penner heat stable (HS) serotypes and comprised isolates of human, bovine, ovine, chicken and canine origin. FlaA amplicons were obtained directly from DNA in cell lysates of most strains. RFLP analysis showed considerable allelic variation and nine EP flaA-types were identified of which the most common were type 2 (32%), type 3 (20%), type 4 (12%) and type 6 (12%). Other flaA-profiles each represented less than 10% of strains. C. jejuni strains of each serotype generally had one or two specifically associated flaA-types although some were features of several serotypes. Strains with the same flaA-type were found in different hosts. EP flaA-profiles were reproducible, clear and simple to record, and laboratory protocols were rapid and low cost with high throughput capacity. The EP flaA-profiling scheme provided an excellent molecular subtyping method to supplement HS serotyping, and reference strains are recommended to facilitate its use in future epidemiological investigations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
176
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the flaA gene of Campylobacter jejuni for subtyping human, animal and poultry isolates.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK. rowen@phls.co.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't