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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-26
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Using broad-spectrum primers, we have amplified, cloned, and sequenced a 620-bp fragment of the "Tropheryma whippelii" heat shock protein 65 gene (hsp65) from the heart valve of a patient with Whipple's endocarditis. The deduced amino acid sequence shows high similarity to those from actinobacteria, confirming that "T. whippelii" is indeed a member of this phylum. Based on the nucleotide sequence, we have developed a "T. whippelii"-specific seminested PCR. Seventeen patients shown to be positive by 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) PCR and/or internal transcribed spacer (ITS) PCR were also positive by hsp65 PCR. All 33 control specimens from patients without Whipple's disease and negative for "T. whippelii" by both seminested 16S rDNA and ITS PCR remained negative. All amplicons digested with XhoI revealed an identical restriction pattern. Eight of the 17 hsp65 amplicons representing all three previously described ITS types were sequenced. Three of the amplicons showed slight differences, but none of the mutations detected affected the amino acid sequence of the corresponding protein. We conclude that the hsp65 gene is a suitable target for the specific detection of "T. whippelii." Its product represents a putative antigen for a future serodiagnostic assay.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0095-1137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2248-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and sequencing of a part of the heat shock protein 65 gene (hsp65) of "Tropheryma whippelii" and its use for detection of "T. whippelii" in clinical specimens by PCR.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, 8028 Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't