title: Comparison of Mycoplasma agalactiae isolates by pulsed field gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting.
abstract: We have analyzed 81 isolates of Mycoplasma agalactiae from four different regions of Italy between 1990 and 1995 in order to identify antigenic differences through SDS-PAGE and Western blotting and chromosomal DNA restriction endonuclease cleavage pattern differences. Antigenic variability in M. agalactiae isolates was investigated analyzing hydrophobic membrane protein fractions by immunoblotting using pooled sheep antiserum from naturally infected sheep. Large restriction fragments obtained cleaving genomic DNAs with SmaI, NruI, SalI, XhoI, BssHII and KpnI were analyzed by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Genetic analysis indicates that isolates are all similar without intraspecific differences. This homogeneity was confirmed by immunoblotting: 80 and 50 kDa antigens are present in all strains analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna G. Pegreffi, Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Idini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manunta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casciano
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rocchigiani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angioi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000940:Antigenic Variation; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes