scholarly journals Restriction fragment length polymorphism of the pMJ101-like plasmid and ribotyping in the fish pathogenVibrio ordalii

1996 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Pedersen ◽  
S. Koblavi ◽  
T. Tiainen ◽  
P. A. D. Grimont
Keyword(s):  
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Restriction Fragment ◽  
Length Polymorphism ◽  
Fragment Length ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Restriction Pattern ◽  
Restriction Patterns ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Restriction Fragment Length

SummaryA total of 32Vibrio ordaliistrains were studied for their plasmid content and shown to carry a plasmid of approximately 32 kb. This plasmid was subsequently subjected to restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) studies. UsingHindIII, three different restriction patterns were identified whileBamHI cleaved the plasmid into a single linear fragment. The results suggest that the 32 kb plasmid is highly conserved but that some variation in restriction pattern occurs. The same set of strains was subjected to ribotyping. UsingMluI, six different restriction patterns were demonstrated. Strains from the USA and Canada shared profiles with strains from Australia and Japan. Strains from Australia generated a single pattern whereas strains from North America were subdivided into three patterns, and the Japanese strains fell into five patterns. The results suggest that ribotyping in combination with RFLP studies of the pMJ101-like plasmid may be useful in epidemiological studies ofV. ordalii.

scholarly journals A southern analysis of Rh blood group genes: association between restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns and Rh serotypes

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 566-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
CA Hyland ◽  
LC Wolter ◽  
YW Liew ◽  
A Saul
Keyword(s):  
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Blood Group ◽  
Restriction Fragment ◽  
Length Polymorphism ◽  
Fragment Length ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Gene Dosage ◽  
Southern Analysis ◽  
Rh Blood Group ◽  
Restriction Fragment Length

Abstract Polymorphisms within the Rh blood group system have been defined by serologic agglutination methods, but have not yet been defined at the DNA level. Two closely related genes associated with the Rh D antigen and with the Rh C/c and E/e antigens have been cloned. We used a Southern analysis incorporating probes to the 5′ and 3′ regions of the Rh C, E gene and D gene to identify polymorphisms associated with Rh C/c and E/e antigens, respectively. The D gene dosage could be determined by comparing the relative intensities of the D bands with bands from the 5′ and 3′ region of the Rh C, E gene. The concordance between restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns and serologic phenotypes for 102 randomly selected blood donors was 100% for C, e, and D, 94.8% for c, and 94.3% for E. The data are consistent with the sequences encoding the C/c epitopes residing on the 5′ side of those for the E/e epitopes. All samples discordant for the 3′ probe and E had the cE (r″) serotype. These data show that the gene coding for the cE serotype is different in Rh-positive and -negative individuals. The study demonstrates that Rh DNA typing, including D gene dosage measurements and Rh gene haplotyping, may supplement traditional serotyping methods in transfusion medicine.

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