title: [Extrachromosomal genetic elements of Clostridium botulinum. II. Isolation and analysis of DNA from bacteriophages of Clostridium botulinum types C and A].
abstract: The DNAs of bacteriophage c-st, known to realize the lysogenic conversion of toxinogenicity among C. botulinum types C and D strains, and the nucleic acid of a virulent mutant of bacteriophage CB propagated in type A C. botulinum cells were purified and examined. Heterogeneity of phage c-st preparations was observed during purification, manifesting by formation of several bands in isopiknic CsCl gradient during centrifuging. An extra nucleic acid fraction was detected in some DNA preparations of phage c-st; the origin of this fraction is discussed. Plasmid extrachromosomal elements were for the first time found in the cells of nontoxigenic type C C. botulinum A02 strain, known as the indicator for c-st phage. The sensitivity of phage c-st DNA to 25 restriction endonucleases was examined. Analysis of the results of restriction analysis of c-st and CB phage DNAs and plasmid nucleic acids, revealed earlier in type A C. botulinum strains, disclosed several DNA modification enzymes with different recognition sites in type C C. botulinum. At least two of these activities are not found in type A strains. According to restriction analysis, total size of phage c-st DNA is about 160 kbp and of phage CB DNA 35 kbp. Individual EcoRI and HindIII restricts of phage c-st DNA, containing the initial site of botulinum toxin CI gene, were recognized by radioisotope labeled oligonucleotide probe Enzyme immunoassay revealed slight expression of the N-terminal region of bntc I gene in E. coli recombinant variants. These data can be used in further investigation of C. botulinum genetics.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rudoĭ
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Telitsyn
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Bakulina
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Evstigneev
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001483:Base Sequence; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D010957:Plasmids; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics