Mycoplasma iowae species-specific DNA probe |
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| Authors: | S H Zhao R Yamamoto |
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| Institution: | Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616. |
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| Abstract: | A Mycoplasma iowae (MI) species-specific DNA probe (designated pMI-2) of 6.0 kbp (kilobase pairs) was isolated from an MI strain I-695 genomic library prepared in plasmid pUC8 and Escherichia coli strain JM83. When labeled with 32]P by nick translation, the probe hybridized in dot blot assays with 6 reference strains and 8 field isolates of MI but not with 16 other known species of avian mycoplasmas. The pMI-2 probe detected a minimum of 1.5 ng of MI strain I-695 chromosomal DNA. Under identical conditions of hybridization, the probe did not hybridize with a high concentration (200 ng) of M. gallisepticum or M. synoviae chromosomal DNA. |
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