title: Prevalence and chromosomal map location of Staphylococcus aureus adhesin genes.
abstract: Using genomic DNA from 25 unrelated strains and probes specific for each gene, we assessed the prevalence of the Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) adhesion genes cna, fnbA, fnbB, fib, clfA, fbpA, ebpS and map. All 25 strains encoded fib, clfA, ebpS, map and at least one of the fnb genes. fbpA and coa appeared to be allelic variants of the same gene with the fbpA variant being present in only four of 25 isolates. cna was present in 10 of 25 strains. Using Southern blot analysis of SmaI-digested genomic DNA resolved by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, the adhesion genes were mapped to SmaI fragments A (ebpS), B (fib and clfA), C (fnbA/fnbB), E (fbpA), F (map) and G (cna). Despite variations in SmaI restriction profiles, co-localization of adhesin genes with genes known to map to specific SmaI fragments in the Sa 8325-4 chromosome strains suggests that the chromosomal location of each adhesin gene is conserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA. msmeltzer@biomed.uams.edu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Gillaspy
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Thames
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Iandolo
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C089677:Fib protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C048165:adhesin, Staphylococcus aureus; C054901:elastin-binding proteins; C025651:CCCGGG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific