title: Detection of genetic polymorphism by RAPD-PCR among isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis.
abstract: Sixteen isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis recovered from different Jordanian habitats were compared using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) to determine whether they could be differentiated at the molecular level. Total genomic DNA from each isolate and three reference strains were amplified using 10-mer primers. Electrophoretic analysis of the amplification products revealed the incidence of polymorphism among the isolates. Pair-wise comparisons of polymorphic products were used to construct a dendrogram applying the cluster analysis. Fifteen of the isolates were all in one major cluster which was divided into six small groups. Such analysis showed some regional variation among the isolates, but did not indicate a clearly defined habitat locational pattern of the DNA polymorphism.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Applied Biological Sciences, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid-Jordan.
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Malkawi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: al-Momani
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Meqdam
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saadoun
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mohammad
mesh_terms: D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D007597:Jordan; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial