title: Genetic polymorphism in Xanthomonas albilineans strains originating from 11 geographical locations, revealed by two DNA probes.
abstract: Two DNA fragments from Xanthomonas albilineans were used as probes to study the molecular diversity among strains of this pathogen. Two serologically distinct groups, serovars I and II, could be differentiated by hybridization to the probes. These probes, designated 830 and 838, were cloned after subtractive DNA hybridization of common sequences of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vasculorum from a serovar I strain of X. albilineans. They did not hybridize to the DNA of several other xanthomonads or to sugarcane DNA under the conditions of hybridization used. Faint bands were observed upon hybridization of probe 830 with one strain of X. campestris pv. phaseoli. The same banding patterns were obtained with a strain of X. albilineans from Burkina Faso and the serovar II strains of Mauritius. The serovar I strains from Mauritius and two other strains each from Reunion and South Africa had similar pattern.
authors.affiliation: Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, Reduit, Mauritius and Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK. yasmina@vom.ac.mu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jaufeerally-Fakim
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Autrey
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dookun
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D001315:Australia; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D001938:Brazil; D015342:DNA Probes / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity; D014481:United States; D014974:Xanthomonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial