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Fontanot M, Iacumin L, Cecchini F, Comi G, Manzano M. Rapid detection and differentiation of important Campylobacter spp. in poultry samples by dot blot and PCR. Food Microbiol 2014; 43:28-34. [PMID: 24929879 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The detection of Campylobacter, the most commonly reported cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in the European Union, is very important for human health. The most commonly recognised risk factor for infection is the handling and/or consumption of undercooked poultry meat. The methods typically applied to evaluate the presence/absence of Campylobacter in food samples are direct plating and/or enrichment culture based on the Horizontal Method for Detection and Enumeration of Campylobacter spp. (ISO 10272-1B: 2006) and PCR. Molecular methods also allow for the detection of cells that are viable but cannot be cultivated on agar media and that decrease the time required for species identification. The current study proposes the use of two molecular methods for species identification: dot blot and PCR. The dot blot method had a sensitivity of 25 ng for detection of DNA extracted from a pure culture using a digoxigenin-labelled probe for hybridisation; the target DNA was extracted from the enrichment broth at 24 h. PCR was performed using a pair of sensitive and specific primers for the detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli after 24 h of enrichment in Preston broth. The initial samples were contaminated by 5 × 10 C. jejuni cells/g and 1.5 × 10(2)C. coli cells/g, thus the number of cells present in the enrichment broth at 0 h was 1 or 3 cell/g, respectively.
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- Marco Fontanot
- Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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Nakajima T, Ara W, Kagawa S, Moore JE, Matsubara K, Matsuda M. Absence of intervening sequences and point mutations in the V domain within 23S rRNA in Campylobacter lari isolates. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2013; 58:607-13. [PMID: 23595231 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-013-0250-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Although the absence of intervening sequences (IVSs) within the 23S rRNA genes in Campylobacter lari isolates has been described, there are apparently no reports regarding correlations between the nucleotide sequences of 23S rRNA genes and erythromycin (Ery) susceptibility in C. lari isolates. Here, we determined the minimum inhibitory concentrations of 35 C. lari isolates [n = 19 for urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC); n = 16 urease-negative (UN) C. lari] obtained from Asia, Europe, and North America. We found that the 18 isolates were resistant to the Ery (defined as ≧8 μg/mL), and three isolates, UPTC A1, UPTC 92251, and UPTC 504, showed increased resistance (16 μg/mL). No correlations between the IVSs in the helix 45 region within the 23S rRNA gene sequences and Ery resistance were identified in the C. lari isolates examined. In addition, no point mutations occurred at any expected or putative position within the V domain in the isolates. In conclusion, antibiotic resistance against the macrolide erythromycin is mediated through an alternative pathway to that described above.
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- Takuya Nakajima
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Sagamihara, 252-5201, Japan
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Correlations between 23S rRNA genes and erythromycin resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. ANN MICROBIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0403-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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The internal transcribed spacer region, a new tool for use in species differentiation and delineation of systematic relationships within the Campylobacter genus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:3071-81. [PMID: 20348308 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02551-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Campylobacter genus consists of a number of important human and animal pathogens. Although the 16S rRNA gene has been used extensively for detection and identification of Campylobacter species, there is currently limited information on the 23S rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region that lies between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes. We examined the potential of the 23S rRNA gene and the ITS region to be used in species differentiation and delineation of systematic relationships for 30 taxa within the Campylobacter genus. The ITS region produced the highest mean pairwise percentage difference (35.94%) compared to the 16S (5.34%) and 23S (7.29%) rRNA genes. The discriminatory power for each region was further validated using Simpson's index of diversity (D value). The D values were 0.968, 0.995, and 0.766 for the ITS region and the 23S and 16S rRNA genes, respectively. A closer examination of the ITS region revealed that Campylobacter concisus, Campylobacter showae, and Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus harbored tRNA configurations not previously reported for other members of the Campylobacter genus. We also observed the presence of strain-dependent intervening sequences in the 23S rRNA genes. Neighbor-joining trees using the ITS region revealed that Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli strains clustered in subgroups, which was not observed in trees derived from the 16S or 23S rRNA gene. Of the three regions examined, the ITS region is by far the most cost-effective region for the differentiation and delineation of systematic relationships within the Campylobacter genus.
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Identification and characterization of intervening sequences within 23S rRNA genes from more than 200 Campylobacter isolates from seven species including atypical campylobacters. BMC Microbiol 2009; 9:256. [PMID: 20003340 PMCID: PMC2801512 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Identification and characterization of intervening sequences (IVSs) within 23S rRNA genes from Campylobacter organisms including atypical campylobacters were carried out using two PCR primer pairs, designed to generate helix 25 and 45 regions. Results Only C. sputorum biovar sputorum LMG7975 and fecalis LMG8531, LMG8534 and LMG6728 of a total of 204 Campylobacter isolates (n = 56 C. jejuni; n = 11 C. coli; n = 33 C. fetus; n = 43 C. upsaliensis; n = 30 C. hyointestinalis; n = 4 C. sputorum biovar sputorum; n = 5 C. sputorum biovar fecalis; n = 5 C. sputorum biovar paraureolyticus; n = 10 C. concisus; n = 7 C. curvus) were shown to carry IVSs in helix 25 region. C. sputorum biovar fecalis LMG8531 and LMG8534, interestingly, carried two different kinds of the 23S rRNA genes with and without the IVS, respectively. Consequently, in a total of 265 isolates of 269, including 65 C. lari isolates examined previously, the absence of IVSs was identified in the helix 25 region. In the helix 45 region, all the C. hyointestinalis, C. sputorum and C. concisus isolates were shown not to carry any IVSs. However, the 30 of 56 C. jejuni isolates (54%), 5 of 11 C. coli (45%), 25 of 33 C. fetus (76%), 30 of 43 C. upsaliensis (70%) and 6 of 7 C. curvus (90%) were shown to carry IVSs. In C. jejuni and C. upsaliensis isolates, two different kinds of the 23S rRNA genes were also identified to occur with and without IVSs in the helix 45 region, respectively. Conclusions Secondary structure models were also constructed with all the IVSs identified in the present study. In the purified RNA fractions from the isolates which carried the 16S or 23S rRNA genes with the IVSs, no 16S or 23S rRNA was evident, respectively.
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Tazumi A, Kakinuma Y, Moore JE, Millar CB, Taneike I, Matsuda M. Demonstration of the absence of intervening sequences within 23S rRNA genes from Campylobacter lari. J Basic Microbiol 2009; 49:386-94. [PMID: 19322838 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cloning, sequencing and characterization of nearly full-length 23S rRNA genes in 12 urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC) isolates were carried out using two novel PCR primer pairs. Nucleotide sequences of the 23S rRNA genes from the 12 isolates were first shown not to carry any intervening sequences (IVSs) in both the 25 and 45 helix regions. Then, two PCR primer sets were designed in silico for amplification of the helix 25 and 45 regions within 23S rRNA gene sequences from Campylobacter lari. No IVSs were identified within the 23S rRNA genes among a total of 53 isolates of C. lari, following PCR amplification, TA cloning and sequencing procedures. Intact 23S rRNA was identified in all 65 C. lari isolates, resulting in no production of the fragmented 23S rRNA. These data suggest that C. lari may not have any opportunity to interact with any other source of IVSs until now, or has been unable to integrate IVSs into their own genomes.
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Meinersmann RJ, Phillips RW, Ladely SR. Inter- and intra-genomic heterogeneity of the intervening sequence in the 23S ribosomal RNA gene of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Syst Appl Microbiol 2009; 32:91-100. [PMID: 19201124 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Revised: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An intervening sequence (IVS) can be present or absent in the 23S rRNA of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. As part of a survey, we used a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect the presence of the IVS in 43 isolates of C. coli and 82 isolates of C. jejuni. An IVS was present in 40 (93.0%) of the C. coli and only 34 (41.5%) of the C. jejuni isolates. Twelve (27.9%) of the C. coli isolates and seven (8.5%) of the C. jejuni isolates resulted in two polymerase chain reaction products, indicating heterogeneity in the presence of the 23S rRNA IVS. Fourteen of the isolates with two products were evaluated by pulse-field gel electrophoresis; 13 different patterns were observed. The total band size of one isolate was substantially greater than the expected 1.7 Mb, possibly indicating a mixed culture. Southern blot analyses demonstrated the expected three rRNA operons in all tested isolates. Nested PCR reactions with operon-specific primers followed by primers for the IVS confirmed that the strains of interest contained either one or two operons carrying the IVS and the remaining operon(s) did not. Sequence analysis of the IVS and flanking regions of the 23S rRNA genes did not discriminate C. jejuni and C. coli as distinct populations. These results indicate horizontal transfer of 23S rRNA genes or portions of the genes between C. jejuni and C. coli. Also, data showing sequence polymorphisms between the three 23S rRNA loci outside of the IVS region suggest that the isolates with intra-genomic heterogeneity appear to be members of clones that have an ancient defect in gene conversion mechanisms needed for concerted evolution of the ribosomal operons.
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- R J Meinersmann
- Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Richard J. Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, GA 30604, USA.
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Korczak BM, Stieber R, Emler S, Burnens AP, Frey J, Kuhnert P. Genetic relatedness within the genus Campylobacter inferred from rpoB sequences. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:937-945. [PMID: 16627635 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genus Campylobacter comprises 17 species, some of which are important animal and human pathogens. To gain more insight into the genetic relatedness of this genus and to improve the molecular tools available for diagnosis, a universal sequencing approach was established for the gene encoding the beta-subunit of RNA polymerase (rpoB) for the genus Campylobacter. A total of 59 strains, including the type strains of currently recognized species as well as field isolates, were investigated in the study. A primer set specific for Campylobacter species enabled straightforward amplification and sequencing of a 530 bp fragment of the rpoB gene. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of all of the strains were determined in parallel. A good congruence was obtained between 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequence-based trees within the genus Campylobacter. The branching of the rpoB tree was similar to that of the 16S rRNA gene tree, even though a few discrepancies were observed for certain species. The resolution of the rpoB gene within the genus Campylobacter was generally much higher than that of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, resulting in a clear separation of most species and even some subspecies. The universally applicable amplification and sequencing approach for partial rpoB gene sequence determination provides a powerful tool for DNA sequence-based discrimination of Campylobacter species.
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- Bożena M Korczak
- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Engvall EO, Brändstrom B, Andersson L, Båverud V, Trowald-Wigh G, Englund L. Isolation and identification of thermophilic Campylobacter species in faecal samples from Swedish dogs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 35:713-8. [PMID: 14606609 DOI: 10.1080/00365540310014558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To investigate the role of Swedish dogs as potential reservoirs of thermophilic Campylobacter species, faecal samples were analysed from 91 dogs in 2001. The majority of dogs (n = 84) were healthy family dogs. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 51 of the 91 dogs (56%). A significant difference in isolation rates was observed between younger and older dogs: 76% of the younger dogs (5-12 months) were positive, compared with 39% of dogs > or = 13 months (p < 0.01). Two different selective media, Preston and CAT, were used for isolation of Campylobacter species. 104 Campylobacter isolates were identified to species level using polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis techniques. Campylobacter upsaliensis predominated and was isolated from 39 dogs, C. jejuni from 10, C. coli from 2, C. helveticus from 2 and C. lari from 1 dog. Four dogs had mixed flora with 2 different Campylobacter species. These data clearly show that younger dogs in particular frequently shed thermophilic Campylobacter spp, which could be of impact for public health. To establish the zoonotic potential of canine Campylobacter isolates, both human and canine isolates have to be further characterized and compared.
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- Eva Olsson Engvall
- Swedish Zoonosis Center, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Baker BJ, Hugenholtz P, Dawson SC, Banfield JF. Extremely acidophilic protists from acid mine drainage host Rickettsiales-lineage endosymbionts that have intervening sequences in their 16S rRNA genes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:5512-8. [PMID: 12957940 PMCID: PMC194945 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.9.5512-5518.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2003] [Accepted: 06/11/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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During a molecular phylogenetic survey of extremely acidic (pH < 1), metal-rich acid mine drainage habitats in the Richmond Mine at Iron Mountain, Calif., we detected 16S rRNA gene sequences of a novel bacterial group belonging to the order Rickettsiales in the Alphaproteobacteria. The closest known relatives of this group (92% 16S rRNA gene sequence identity) are endosymbionts of the protist Acanthamoeba. Oligonucleotide 16S rRNA probes were designed and used to observe members of this group within acidophilic protists. To improve visualization of eukaryotic populations in the acid mine drainage samples, broad-specificity probes for eukaryotes were redesigned and combined to highlight this component of the acid mine drainage community. Approximately 4% of protists in the acid mine drainage samples contained endosymbionts. Measurements of internal pH of the protists showed that their cytosol is close to neutral, indicating that the endosymbionts may be neutrophilic. The endosymbionts had a conserved 273-nucleotide intervening sequence (IVS) in variable region V1 of their 16S rRNA genes. The IVS does not match any sequence in current databases, but the predicted secondary structure forms well-defined stem loops. IVSs are uncommon in rRNA genes and appear to be confined to bacteria living in close association with eukaryotes. Based on the phylogenetic novelty of the endosymbiont sequences and initial culture-independent characterization, we propose the name "Candidatus Captivus acidiprotistae." To our knowledge, this is the first report of an endosymbiotic relationship in an extremely acidic habitat.
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- Brett J Baker
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Gorkiewicz G, Feierl G, Schober C, Dieber F, Köfer J, Zechner R, Zechner EL. Species-specific identification of campylobacters by partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:2537-46. [PMID: 12791878 PMCID: PMC156541 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.6.2537-2546.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Species-specific identification of campylobacters is problematic, primarily due to the absence of suitable biochemical assays and the existence of atypical strains. 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA)-based identification of bacteria offers a possible alternative when phenotypic tests fail. Therefore, we evaluated the reliability of 16S rDNA sequencing for the species-specific identification of campylobacters. Sequence analyses were performed by using almost 94% of the complete 16S rRNA genes of 135 phenotypically characterized Campylobacter strains, including all known taxa of this genus. It was shown that 16S rDNA analysis enables specific identification of most Campylobacter species. The exception was a lack of discrimination among the taxa Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli and atypical C. lari strains, which shared identical or nearly identical 16S rDNA sequences. Subsequently, it was investigated whether partial 16S rDNA sequences are sufficient to determine species identity. Sequence alignments led to the identification of four 16S rDNA regions with high degrees of interspecies variation but with highly conserved sequence patterns within the respective species. A simple protocol based on the analysis of these sequence patterns was developed, which enabled the unambiguous identification of the majority of Campylobacter species. We recommend 16S rDNA sequence analysis as an effective, rapid procedure for the specific identification of campylobacters.
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- Gregor Gorkiewicz
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria.
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Antolı́n A, González I, Garcı́a T, Hernández PE, Martı́n R. Arcobacter spp. enumeration in poultry meat using a combined PCR-ELISA assay. Meat Sci 2001; 59:169-74. [DOI: 10.1016/s0309-1740(01)00067-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2000] [Revised: 02/01/2001] [Accepted: 02/14/2001] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vernon D, Gutell RR, Cannone JJ, Rumpf RW, Birky CW. Accelerated evolution of functional plastid rRNA and elongation factor genes due to reduced protein synthetic load after the loss of photosynthesis in the chlorophyte alga Polytoma. Mol Biol Evol 2001; 18:1810-22. [PMID: 11504860 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Polytoma obtusum and Polytoma uvella are members of a clade of nonphotosynthetic chlorophyte algae closely related to Chlamydomonas humicola and other photosynthetic members of the Chlamydomonadaceae. Descended from a nonphotosynthetic mutant, these obligate heterotrophs retain a plastid (leucoplast) with a functional protein synthetic system, and a plastid genome (lpDNA) with functional genes encoding proteins required for transcription and translation. Comparative studies of the evolution of genes in chloroplasts and leucoplasts can identify modes of selection acting on the plastid genome. Two plastid genes--rrn16, encoding the plastid small-subunit rRNA, and tufA, encoding elongation factor Tu--retain their functions in protein synthesis after the loss of photosynthesis in two nonphotosynthetic Polytoma clades but show a substantially accelerated rate of base substitution in the P. uvella clade. The accelerated evolution of tufA is due, at least partly, to relaxed codon bias favoring codons that can be read without wobble, mainly in three amino acids. Selection for these codons may be relaxed because leucoplasts are required to synthesize fewer protein molecules per unit time than are chloroplasts (reduced protein synthetic load) and thus require a lower rate of synthesis of elongation factor Tu. Relaxed selection due to a lower protein synthetic load is also a plausible explanation for the accelerated rate of evolution of rrn16, but the available data are insufficient to test the hypothesis for this gene. The tufA and rrn16 genes in Polytoma oviforme, the sole member of a second nonphotosynthetic clade, are also functional but show no sign of relaxed selection.
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- D Vernon
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, USA
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On SL. Taxonomy of Campylobacter, Arcobacter, Helicobacter and related bacteria: current status, future prospects and immediate concerns. SYMPOSIUM SERIES (SOCIETY FOR APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY) 2001:1S-15S. [PMID: 11422556 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01349.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- S L On
- Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Lawson AJ, Logan JM, O'neill GL, Desai M, Stanley J. Large-scale survey of Campylobacter species in human gastroenteritis by PCR and PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37:3860-4. [PMID: 10565897 PMCID: PMC85830 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.3860-3864.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A PCR-based study of the incidence of enteropathogenic campylobacter infection in humans was done on the basis of a detection and identification algorithm consisting of screening PCRs and species identification by PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. This was applied to DNA extracted from 3,738 fecal samples from patients with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis, submitted by seven regional Public Health Laboratories in England and Wales over a 2-year period. The sending laboratories had cultured "Campylobacter spp." from 464 samples. The PCR methodologies detected 492 Campylobacter-positive samples, and the combination of culture and PCR yielded 543 Campylobacter-positive samples. There was identity (overlap) for 413 samples, but 79 PCR-positive samples were culture negative, and 51 culture-positive samples were PCR negative. While there was no statistically significant difference between PCR and culture in detection of C. jejuni-C. coli (PCR, 478 samples; culture, 461 samples), PCR provided unique data about mixed infections and non-C. jejuni and non- C. coli campylobacters. Mixed infections with C. jejuni and C. coli were found in 19 samples, and mixed infection with C. jejuni and C. upsaliensis was found in one sample; this was not apparent from culture. Eleven cases of gastroenteritis were attributed to C. upsaliensis by PCR, three cases were attributed to C. hyointestinalis, and one case was attributed to C. lari. This represents the highest incidence of C. hyointestinalis yet reported from human gastroenteritis, while the low incidence of C. lari suggests that it is less important in this context.
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- A J Lawson
- Molecular Biology Unit, Virus Reference Division, Central Public Health Laboratory, London NW9 5HT, United Kingdom
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Fermér C, Engvall EO. Specific PCR identification and differentiation of the thermophilic campylobacters, Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. lari, and C. upsaliensis. J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37:3370-3. [PMID: 10488210 PMCID: PMC85572 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3370-3373.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A sensitive PCR assay that detects the thermophilic campylobacters C. jejuni, C. coli, C. lari, and C. upsaliensis is reported. Furthermore, by digestion of the PCR products with two restriction enzymes, species differentiation was demonstrated. Thus, the present method has the potential to be used for both detection and identification of thermophilic Campylobacter species.
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- C Fermér
- National Food Administration, Biology Division, SE-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Etoh Y, Yamamoto A, Goto N. Intervening sequences in 16S rRNA genes of Campylobacter sp.: diversity of nucleotide sequences and uniformity of location. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:241-3. [PMID: 9570291 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We found and sequenced intervening sequences (IVSs) in the PCR-amplicons of 16S rRNA genes of 3 strains of Campylobacter rectus, 2 strains of C. curvus and 2 strains of C. sputorum. The lengths of the IVSs were 140 to 233 bp. The IVSs of C. rectus were identical and had a sequence homology of 55 to 79% against those of C. curvus and C. helveticus. The IVSs of C. sputorum were 97.9-100% homologous but poorly homologous to the other IVSs. In spite of the diversities of the lengths and the nucleotide sequences, all of the IVSs were located at the same position in the 16S rRNA genes.
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- Y Etoh
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hurtado A, Clewley JP, Linton D, Owen RJ, Stanley J. Sequence similarities between large subunit ribosomal RNA gene intervening sequences from different Helicobacter species. Gene X 1997; 194:69-75. [PMID: 9266674 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00158-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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When the 23S rRNA genes from several Helicobacter species were amplified by PCR and compared with similar amplicons derived from H. pylori, they were seen to be enlarged in size. Sequencing of these enlarged genes from H. mustelae, H. canis (two strains) and H. muridarum identified insertions of novel sequence (intervening sequences, IVSs) sized between 93 and 377 bp located at nt 545, in place of an 8-nt sequence in the conventionally sized H. pylori gene. These IVSs were not present elsewhere in the genome. All strains with such IVSs lacked intact 23S rRNA which was replaced by two fragment whose sizes were consistent with cleavage at either side of the particular IVS. The predicted secondary structures of the four IVSs were characterised by base pairing at the 5' and 3' ends to form a stem. The four IVSs exhibited significant sequence inter-relationships. Further relationships were also observed between them and similar elements in both small and large subunit rRNA genes of other Helicobacter and Campylobacter species. Alignment of each IVS with the other such elements identified blocks of related sequence consistent with insertion/deletion events, indicating possible evolutionary relationships.
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- A Hurtado
- Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK
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Iriarte P, Owen RJ. PCR-RFLP analysis of the large subunit (23S) ribosomal RNA genes of Campylobacter jejuni. Lett Appl Microbiol 1996; 23:163-6. [PMID: 8862021 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1996.tb00055.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Forty-seven strains of Campylobacter jejuni were examined by PCR-RFLP analysis of 23S rRNA genes. Seven different molecular profiles were detected by a combination of HpaII AluI and DdeI digest analysis. Most (83%) strains, including those with different Penner serotypes and from different hosts, had the same molecular profiles. The high level of conservation apparent within the 23S rDNA sequences confirmed their value as targets in species-specific PCR identification assays but not for subtypic discrimination within Camp. jejuni.
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- P Iriarte
- National Collection of Type Cultures, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK
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On SL. Identification methods for campylobacters, helicobacters, and related organisms. Clin Microbiol Rev 1996; 9:405-22. [PMID: 8809468 PMCID: PMC172901 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.9.3.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The organisms which are referred to as campylobacteria are associated with a diverse range of diseases and habitats and are important from both clinical and economic perspectives. Accurate identification of these organisms is desirable for deciding upon appropriate therapeutic measures, and also for furthering our understanding of their pathology and epidemiology. However, the identification process is made difficult because of the complex and rapidly evolving taxonomy, fastidious nature, and biochemical inertness of these bacteria. These problems have resulted in a proliferation of phenotypic and genotypic methods for identifying members of this group. The purpose of this review is to summarize the problems associated with identifying campylobacteria, critically appraise the methods that have been used for this purpose, and discuss prospects for improvements in this field.
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- S L On
- Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen V, Denmark.
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Bastyns K, Chapelle S, Vandamme P, Goossens H, De Wachter R. Specific detection of Campylobacter concisus by PCR amplification of 23S rDNA areas. Mol Cell Probes 1995; 9:247-50. [PMID: 7477020 DOI: 10.1016/s0890-8508(95)90114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The phenotypic detection of Campylobacter concisus, a species of considerable genomic and phenotypic heterogeneity, has proven to be rather tedious in the past. Although alternative methods like DNA:DNA hybridization, immunotyping or whole-cell protein electrophoresis are valuable for the specific detection of C. concisus, they are too laborious to be performed in routine settings. Hence a simple Campylobacter concisus-specific PCR assay was developed, based on a target sequence which comprises the most variable areas of 23S rDNA. The PCR assay was successfully evaluated on a broad selection of C. concisus strains and phylogenetically related bacteria.
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- K Bastyns
- Departement Biochemie, Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Biologie, Universiteit Antwerpen (UIA), Belgium
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Species-specific Detection of Campylobacters Important in Veterinary Medicine by PCR Amplification of 23S rDNA Areas. Syst Appl Microbiol 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80077-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ludwig W, Rossellö-Mora R, Aznar R, Klugbauer S, Spring S, Reetz K, Beimfohr C, Brockmann E, Kirchhof G, Dorn S, Bachleitner M, Klugbauer N, Springer N, Lane D, Nietupsky R, Weizenegger M, Schleifer KH. Comparative Sequence Analysis of 23S rRNA from Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80388-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Konkel ME, Marconi RT, Mead DJ, Cieplak W. Identification and characterization of an intervening sequence within the 23S ribosomal RNA genes of Campylobacter jejuni. Mol Microbiol 1994; 14:235-41. [PMID: 7530317 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb01284.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a significant cause of bacterial enteritis in humans. Three of seven C. jejuni isolates examined were found to contain fragmented 23S rRNA. The occurrence of fragmented 23S rRNA correlated with the presence of an intervening sequence (IVS) within the 23S rRNA genes. The IVS is 157 nucleotides in length and replaces an eight nucleotide sequence in the 23S rRNA genes of C. jejuni isolates that contain intact 23S rRNA. The two ends of the IVS share 31 bases of complementarity that could form a stem-loop structure. Fragmentation of the 23S ribosomal RNA results from the excision of the IVS from the transcribed RNA; the 3' cleavage site maps within the putative stem-loop formed by the IVS. Southern hybridization analysis revealed that the IVS is not present in the genomes of isolates that contain intact 23S rRNA, suggesting that the IVS is not derived from Campylobacter chromosomal sequences. The C. jejuni IVS is located at a position analogous to that of the IVSs found in both Salmonella and Yersinia spp.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Biological Evolution
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Southern
- Campylobacter jejuni/genetics
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- Genes, Bacterial
- Introns
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- RNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
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- M E Konkel
- Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana 59840
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Trust TJ, Logan SM, Gustafson CE, Romaniuk PJ, Kim NW, Chan VL, Ragan MA, Guerry P, Gutell RR. Phylogenetic and molecular characterization of a 23S rRNA gene positions the genus Campylobacter in the epsilon subdivision of the Proteobacteria and shows that the presence of transcribed spacers is common in Campylobacter spp. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:4597-609. [PMID: 8045890 PMCID: PMC196280 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.15.4597-4609.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The nucleotide sequence of a 23S rRNA gene of Campylobacter coli VC167 was determined. The primary sequence of the C. coli 23S rRNA was deduced, and a secondary-structure model was constructed. Comparison with Escherichia coli 23S rRNA showed a major difference in the C. coli rRNA at approximately position 1170 (E. coli numbering) in the form of an extra sequence block approximately 147 bp long. PCR analysis of 31 other strains of C. coli and C. jejuni showed that 69% carried a transcribed spacer of either ca. 147 or ca. 37 bp. Comparison of all sequenced Campylobacter transcribed spacers showed that the Campylobacter inserts were related in sequence and percent G+C content. All Campylobacter strains carrying transcribed spacers in their 23S rRNA genes produced fragmented 23S rRNAs. Other strains which produced unfragmented 23S rRNAs did not appear to carry transcribed spacers at this position in their 23S rRNA genes. At the 1850 region (E. coli numbering), Campylobacter 23S rRNA displayed a base pairing signature most like that of the beta and gamma subdivisions of the class Proteobacteria, but in the 270 region, Campylobacter 23S rRNA displayed a helix signature which distinguished it from the alpha, beta, and gamma subdivisions. Phylogenetic analysis comparing C. coli VC167 23S rRNA and a C. jejuni TGH9011 (ATCC 43431) 23S rRNA with 53 other completely sequenced (eu)bacterial 23S rRNAs showed that the two campylobacters form a sister group to the alpha, beta, and gamma proteobacterial 23S rRNAs, a positioning consistent with the idea that the genus Campylobacter belongs to the epsilon subdivision of the class Proteobacteria.
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- T J Trust
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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