• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2003

The evolutionary course of the CsRn1 long-terminal-repeat (LTR) retrotransposon was predicted by conducting a phylogenetic analysis with its paralog LTR sequences. Based on the clustering patterns in the phylogenetic tree, multiple CsRn1 copies could be grouped into four subsets, which were shown to have different integration times. Their differential sequence divergences and heterogeneous integration patterns strongly suggested that these subsets appeared sequentially in the genome of C. sinensis. Members of recently expanding subset showed the lowest level of divergence in their L TR and reverse transcriptase gene sequences. They were also shown to be highly polymorphic among individual genomes of the trematode. The CsRn1 element exhibited a preference for repetitive, agenic chromosomal regions in terms of selecting integration targets. Our results suggested that CsRn1 might induce a considerable degree of intergenomic variation and, thereby, have influenced the evolution of the C. sinensis genome.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.685-688
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular features of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis strains circulating in Beijing, China. Twenty out of 23 strains belonged to ST 4821. The causative serosubtype for meningococcal meningitis was P1.12-1,16-8. All of the strains expressed class 3 PorB protein. Among the five pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns observed, pattern III predominated.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.99-109
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• 1999

Enteropathogenic Yersina enterocolitica is an important cause of human and animal disease. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics currently used to identify Yersinia enterocolitica are not necessarily sufficient to differentiate pathogenic from non-pathogenic strains or to analyze the epidemiology of yersiniae at a molecular level. To improve the characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica, A total of 65 isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica were examined with bioserotyping, antibiotic susceptibilities, PFGE, PCR-ribotyping. Genomic DNA pattern generated by PFGE are highly specific for different strains of an organism and have significant value in epidemiologic investigations. The PFGE analysis of Not I-digested chromosomal DNA of Y. enterocolitica were performed with a CHEF Mapper(Bio-Rad, USA). Not I generated 19 restriction endonuclease digestion profiles(REDP). PCR-ribotyping, performed with primers complementry to conserved regions of 16S and 23S rRNA gene, generated 13 ribotypes. PCR-ribotyping can be considered a good technich for subtyping strains of Y.enterocolitica.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.170-173
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• 2018

A spayed female domestic short-hair cat of unknown age was admitted with a large proliferative mass in the face. Cytology and biopsy results suggested infection with Cryptococcus spp. A latex cryptococcal antigen agglutination test and an ALPHA cryptococcal antigen enzyme immunoassay yielded positive results. Results of canavanine-glycine-bromothymol blue agar test, serotyping and molecular typing by URA5 - RFLP and MLST analysis identified the isolates as C. neoformans var. grubii VNI/ST31. Two other cats were also diagnosed with the same methodology showing Crytococcosis with VNI/ST31. Cats presenting with facial or respiratory signs should be assessed for cryptococcosis in Korea.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2000

Background: Staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are major pathogens in community and hospital. And they sometimes cause the outbreak in hospital in the immunocompromised patients. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) has been regarded as a standard method for genotyping in epidemiologic studies, but it is laborious and time-consuming. Infrequent restriction site-polymerase chain reaction (IRS-PCR), a new genotyping methods, was performed to compare the applicability with PFGE. Methods: We performed PFGE and IRS-PCR on S. aurues (n=120) and E. coli (n=117) which were collected clinically in 4 different hospitals. We assessed each method in terms of discriminatory power, quality, and efficiency. Results: In E. coli, the discriminatory power of IRS-PCR was $46.7{\sim}86.7%$, and that of PFGE was $88.9{\sim}96.7%$ according to hospital. But in S. aurues, the discriminatory power of IRS-PCR was $20{\sim}56.7%$, and that of PFGE was $40{\sim}90%$ according to hospital. The typablity and reproducibility of IRS-PCR were 100% of each. PFGE needed four days to complete the procedure, but IRS-PCR could be performed within one day, IRS-PCR showed better resolution than PFGE. Conclusion: In case of gram negative bacteria (like E. coli), IRS-PCR could be a reliable alternative for epidemiologic typing due to better efficiency and comparable discriminatory power. But in the case of gram positive bacteria (like S. aureus), IRS-PCR does not seem to be suitable for the strain-to-strain differentiation. More trials and changes of restriction enzymes or primers could reveal the efficacy of IRS-PCR in the field of molecular typing.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2024

플루오로퀴놀론(fluoroquinolone, FQ) 항균제 내성을 갖는 황색포도알균(Staphylococcus aureus)의 출현 및 확산으로 감염증 치료에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 이 퀴놀론 내성 황색포도알균(quinolone resistant S. aureus, QRSA) 에 대한 분자역학적 특성을 조사하여 치료에 도움을 주는 자료를 만들고자하였다. 대전광역시 소재 1개 종합병원에서 혈액배양 검체에서 분리된 QRSA 균주를 대상으로 mecA와 SCCmec 유전자형 분석에 따른, gyrA, gyrB 유전자의 돌연변이를 조사하였다. Ciprofloxacin 내성균주는 SCCmec typing에서 II형이 44개로 73%, IVa형이 5개로 8%, III와 V형이 1개로 2%, nontypeable 균주가 11개로 18%, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin은 II형이 44개로 73%, IVa형이 5개로 8%, III와 V형이 1개로 2%, non typeable 균주가 10개로 17%의 결과를 보였다. gyrA와 gyrB 영역 모두에서 58개로 96.7%, levofloxacin은 56개로 93.3%, moxifloxacin에는 57개로 95%를 나타냈다. QRSA 균주에 대한 gyrA와 gyrB의 돌연변이는 각각 6개씩 12개의 돌연변이가 확인되었다. 연구 대상 QRSA의 FQ 항균제의 내성률은 약 98%를 나타냈고, QRSA 균주에 대한 gyrA와 gyrB의 돌연변이는 각각 6개씩 12개의 돌연변이가 확인되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2005

국내산 한우, 흑염소, 돼지, 개, 닭 및 마우스 둥을 포함한 각종 동물과 사람환자에서 분리된 MRSA 균주를 포함하여 총 116주의 S. aureus 균주를 확보하여 이들 균주들의 유전학적 다양성을 분석하고자 시도하였다. 이를 위하여 쉽고, 편리하며 많이 활용되고 있는 PCR을 이용하여, 개별 분석기법에 따른 유전학적 특성을 파악하는 것은 물론 활용한 기법들 중에서 유전자수준에서 가장 효율적이며 뛰어난 감별능력을 지닌 기법을 선발하고자 하는데 궁극적인 목적을 두었다. 이를 위해서 통계학적 인 수치에 따라 객관적인 분석방법으로서 Simpson's index of diversity (SID)를 산출하여 성적상호간을 비교 및 평가하였다. 공시한 총 99 주에 대한 4M primer를 이용한 RAPD 성적에 근거하여 산출한 SID 값은 0.915의 양호한 간이 산출되었다. 같은 방법으로 충 98 주에 대한 RA primer를 이용한 RAPD성적을 토대로 산출한 SID 값은 0.874로 확인되었다. 한편 총 107주에 대한 ERIC-PCR을 수행한 종합분석 성적에서 공시균주들은 모두 10종의 유전형(genotype)으로 구분되었고, EM-type 는 14주가 포함되어 가장 대표적 인 유전형으로 분류되었으며, 이 그룹에는 사람유래의 6주가 포함되어 가장 지배적인 유전형으로 확인되었다. 또한 DNA profile에 근거한 덴드로그람을 작성하고 SID간을 산출하였던 바, SDI 0.929의 신뢰도 높은 성적을 산출하였다. 반면에 공시한 총 108주의 S. aureus균주에 대한 종합적인 REP-PCR 성적에서 모두20종의 유전형으로 세분되었고 RB-type은 17주로 가장 많은 균주가 포함되었다. 작성된 덴드로그람 성적에서 산출한 SID 값은 우리의 연구에서 수행한 PCR에 기초한 유전자 분석기법들 중에서는 가장 높은 0.930으로 확인되었다. 결론적으로 RAPD 기법 중에서는 4M primer를 활용한RAPD가 보다 효율적임을 확인할 수 있었고, REP-PCR과 ERIC-PCR의 양자의 성적은 거의 비슷하여 적용했던 PCR분석기법 중에서는 이들 분석기법이 가장 우수한 감별능력을 확보한 분석법으로 최종 선발할 수 있었다.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 1999

Warts, or verrucae, are benign epithelial proliferations of the skin and mucosa caused by infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV). It is now recognized that there are many different HPV types. Especially type3 is most frequently observed in flat wart. Other types, such as type2, 10, 14, 27, 28, 29, 38, and 41 are rarely encounted in flat wart. We describe here a simple and economic method for detection and identification of epidermodysplasia verruciformis-associated HPV. The method is based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and restriction analysis. The method has been developed with cloned HPV DNA and DNA from clinical samples. Clinical samples are from either frozen tissue or paraffin-embedded tissue. Genomic fragments were obtained from two different HPV types (3 and 10). The amplification fragments were identified by a form of miniature fingerprinting, with a set of restriction enzymes that gave a unique digestion pattern for each HPV type. We have tested 74 clinical samples. Only type3 among these clinical samples is detected, and one sample is involved in neither type3 nor type10.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2010

The Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates causing bacterial fruit rot of apricot were characterized by speciesspecific PCR tests, recA-HaeIII restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assays, rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting, recA gene sequencing, and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis. Results indicated that the isolates Bca 0901 and Bca 0902 gave positive amplifications with primers specific for B. vietnamiensis while the two bacterial isolates showed different recA-RFLP and rep-PCR profiles from those of B. vietnamiensis strains. In addition, the two bacterial isolates had a higher proteolytic activity compared with that of the non-pathogenic B. vietnamiensis strains while no cblA and esmR marker genes were detected for the two bacterial isolates and B. vietnamiensis strains. The two bacterial isolates were identified as Burkholderia seminalis based on recA gene sequence analysis and MLST analysis. Overall, this is the first characterization of B. seminalis that cause bacterial fruit rot of apricot.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2023

The Indian golden muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer is an economically important wild silkworm endemic to Northeastern part of India. In recent years, climate change has posed a threat to muga silk production due to the requirement that larvae be reared outdoors. Since the muga silkworm larvae are exposed to the vagaries of nature, the changing climate has increased the incidence of microbial diseases in the rearing fields. Accurate diagnosis of the disease causing pathogens and its associated epidemiology are prerequisites to manage the diseases in the rearing field. Although conventional microbial culturing methods are widely used to identify pathogenic bacteria, they would not provide meaningful information on a wide variety of silkworm pathogens. The information on use of molecular diagnostic tools in detection of microbial pathogens of wild silk moths is very limited. A wide range of molecular and immunodiagnostic techniques including denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), random amplified polymorphism (RAPD), 16S rRNA/ITSA gene sequencing, multiplex polymerase chain reaction (M-PCR), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), immunofluorescence, and repetitive-element PCR (Rep-PCR), have been used for detecting and characterizing the pathogens of insects with economic significance. Nevertheless, the application of these molecular tools for detecting and typing entomopathogens in surveillance studies of muga silkworm rearing is very limited. Here, we discuss the possible application of these molecular techniques, their advantages and major limitations. These methods show promise in better management of diseases in muga ecosystem.