title: Oligonucleotide probes for Bordetella bronchiseptica based on 16S ribosomal RNA sequences.
abstract: Bordetella bronchiseptica 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene was cloned and identified. On the basis of information from computer-assisted sequence comparison of the B. bronchiseptica 16S RRNA sequences with that of other bacterial species, we constructed B. bronchiseptica-specific oligonucleotide probes complementary to variable regions in the 16S rRNA molecule. Specificity of these 32P-labeled oligo-nucleotide probes was tested in a RNA/DNA hybridization with B. bronchiseptica strains and other bacterial strains. Probe BB4 was more specific than three other oligonucleotide probes. This probe BB4 was sensitive enough to be able to detect 10(4) bacterial cells.
authors.affiliation: Zen-noh Institute of Animal Health, Sakura, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taneda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Futo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitsuse
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakano
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes / Q000235:genetics*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S