title: The detection of insertion sequences within the human pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei which have been identified previously in Burkholderia cepacia.
abstract: Using primers designed from the nucleotide sequences of five insertion elements identified previously in Burkholderia cepacia, the presence of two insertion sequences (IS406 and IS407) was detected in chromosomal DNA isolated from strains of the human pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. The IS407 homologue was cloned from B. pseudomallei NCTC 4845 and nucleotide sequenced to confirm its identity and degree of homology with B. cepacia IS407. A PCR amplification product from B. pseudomallei NCTC 4845 DNA provided an IS407 probe which was used to determine, by Southern blotting, the number and location of copies of IS407 in ten strains of B. pseudomallei and four representatives from three of the five genomovars of B. cepacia.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, Chemical and Biological Defence Sector, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Titball
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000235:genetics*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial