Genomic heterogeneity of canine ureaplasmas revealed by restriction endonuclease analysis.
Genomic DNAs of ureaplasma strains isolated from dogs were analyzed by restriction endonucleases. The cleavage patterns revealed by agarose gel electrophoresis, which were characteristic for each strain examined, may provide a direct indication for the genomic index among ureaplasma strains, and can be used as an epidemiological marker in ureaplasma infections.
Harasawa
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Division of Animal Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Kotani
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Koshimizu
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D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D009180:Mycoplasmatales Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000235:genetics*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial