Sequencing and characterization of the cryptic plasmid QpRS from Coxiella burnetii.
Plasmid QpRS from Coxiella burnetii, isolate Priscilla Q177, phase I, has been completely sequenced. DNA for sequencing was amplified with "extra-long" (XL) PCR. The size of the QpRS plasmid sequence was determined to be 39,280 bp, with a G + C content of 39.3%. Putative proteins associated with replication and recombination were identified. The sequence of QpRS plasmid was analyzed for shared and unique regions among C. burnetii plasmids.
Lautenschläger
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Justus Liebig University, Institute for Hygiene and Infectious Diseases of Animals, Giessen, Germany. Silke.Lautenschlaeger@vetmed.uni-giessen.de
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Jäger
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D001483:Base Sequence; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010957:Plasmids / Q000032:analysis*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
D004269:DNA, Bacterial