title: Sequence analysis of the major outer membrane protein gene of an ovine abortion strain of Chlamydia psittaci.
abstract: The major outer membrane protein (MOMP) gene from an ovine abortion strain of Chlamydia psittaci (S26/3) has been cloned and sequenced. The gene shows the features of other chlamydial MOMPs but comparison with the previously reported sequence for the ovine abortion isolate A22/M has revealed substantial sequence divergence which is clustered into the same four intramolecular regions as the sequence variation found between C. trachomatis serovars. Subsequent restriction enzyme analysis of A22/M DNA has shown that it has an avian-type genomic profile and thus the comparison is between types rather than between strains.
authors.affiliation: Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, U.K.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Herring
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Inglis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunbar
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011247:Pregnancy; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins