The presence of the ail gene in clinical strains of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from stools in Poland and characteristics of gene variant.
The non-American variant of ail gene was found independently of the virulence-associated plasmid pYV in all 152 tested clinical Y. enterocolitica O:3 strains isolated from humans in Poland. Data obtained by sequencing exhibited high genetic stability of the ail gene present in the tested isolates obtained from different regions of the country. The PCR-RFLP technique was sufficient for fast identification and characterization of the ail gene variant present in the tested strains.
Gierczyński
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Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland.
Jagielski
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Rastawicki
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D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
C069712:Ail protein, Yersinia enterocolitica; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins