title: Determination of species-specific sequences of superoxide dismutase A encoding gene sodA and chaperonin 60 encoding gene cpn60 for identification and phylogenetic analysis of Streptococcus phocae.
abstract: Species-specific PCR tests, based on the manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase A encoding gene (sodA) and the chaperonin 60 encoding gene (cpn60), were developed for the identification of Streptococcus phocae, a bacterial pathogen of seals. The selection of both oligonucleotide primer pairs was performed after amplification and sequencing of internal parts of both genes using universal oligonucleotide primers. The sequence studies of both genes additionally confirmed that S. phocae could taxonomically be classified to the pyogenic group of the genus Streptococcus.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 107, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lämmler
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vossen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Siebert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C095500:SodA protein, Bacteria; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase