The hrpZ and hrpA genes are variable, and useful for grouping Pseudomonas syringae bacteria |
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Authors: | Yasuhiro Inoue Yuichi Takikawa |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Pathology, National Agricultural Research Center, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8666, Japan;(2) Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan |
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Abstract: | The hrpS to hrpB regions from strains of Pseudomonas syringae were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the DNA sequence determined. The order of hrpS, hrpA, hrpZ, and hrpB was consistent among P. syringae strains. The sequence of hrpS was highly conserved. In a cluster analysis with the hrpS sequence, P. syringae strains were divided into four groups (I, II, III, and IV) and one undetermined strain, in agreement with previous studies.
In contrast, the hrpZ sequences contained insertions, deletions, and base substitutions followed by changes in amino acids. Based on cluster analysis
of hrpA, hrpZ, and hrpB, P. syringae strains could be divided into five groups. One of the four groups (group I) in the cluster analysis of hrpS could be further divided into two subgroups (groups IA and IB). Groups II, III, and IV were the same in the two analyses.
Group-specific primers were designed, based on the DNA sequences of hrpZ, that could differentiate the groups of P. syringae strains.
The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession numbers AB112552
to AB112581 |
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Keywords: | Pseudomonas syringae Phylogenetic analysis hrpZ Group-specific primers |
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