title: Identification of streptococci isolated from various sources by determination of cfb gene and other CAMP-factor genes.
abstract: In the present study, the CAMP-factor (cfb) gene of streptococci of serological group B (Streptococcus agalactiae) and the CAMP-factor (cfu) gene of S. uberis could be amplified by polymerase chain reaction. A cfb specific amplicon could be observed for all 128 phenotypically CAMP-positive S. agalactiae, for the phenotypically CAMP-negative S. agalactiae strain 74-360, and for 2 S. difficile reference strains. A cfu specific amplicon could be observed for all 7 phenotypically CAMP-positive S. uberis. Four S. agalactiae strains isolated from 4 cows with mastitis appeared to be phenotypically CAMP-negative and negative in the cfb gene PCR. The CAMP-positive and CAMP-negative isolates, including both S. difficile, could be identified as S. agalactiae by amplification of a S. agalactiae specific part of the V2 region of the 16S rRNA and a species-specific part of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region. Amplification of an internal fragment of the cfb gene with a reduced annealing temperature yielded positive reactions not only for CAMP-positive S. agalactiae, but also for phenotypically CAMP-positive S. pyogenes (n = 4), S. canis (n = 28), and S. uberis (n = 7), indicating a close relation of the CAMP genes of these 4 species. The relation could be further demonstrated by sequencing the internal fragment of the CAMP-factor (cfg) gene of S. canis and comparing the sequence with those of S. agalactiae, S. pyogenes, and S. uberis.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierärztliche Nahrungsmittelkunde, Bakteriologie und Hygiene der Milch, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdulmawjood
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lämmler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlenstedt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D017931:DNA Primers; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C039092:CAMP protein, Streptococcus; D017931:DNA Primers; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S