title: Genomic fingerprinting of antituberculosis agents-resistant Lactobacillus ruminus SPM0211 using the Microbial Uniprimer kit.
abstract: A Lactobacillus isolate was collected from the feces of a healthy Korean individual and named as Lactobacillus ruminus SPM0211. It was further characterized by subjecting it to an antibiotic resistance test and genetic analysis. In the antibiotic resistance test, all tested Lactobacillus spp. were classified as "high resistance" for multiple antibiotics, such as isoniazid, ethambutol, cycloserine, and vancomycin. L. ruminus SPM0211 was classified as "high resistance" for streptomycin also, while the other tested Lactobacillus spp. were classified as low resistance. This suggests that the antimicrobial spectra may be a good indicator in the discrimination of this strain among the tested Lactobacillus spp. In a polymerase chain reaction-random amplified polymorphic DNA (PCR-RAPD) analysis using the Microbial Uniprimer kit, L. ruminus SPM0211, and L. suebicus were clustered as a group with a 74.3% similarity level, suggesting that these two species are genetically related. Thus, our data suggest that the PCR-RADP method using the Microbial Uniprimer kit may be valuable in discriminating L. ruminus SPM0211 from other Lactobacillus spp.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Life Science, Sahmyook University, Seoul 139-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Yong
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Moon Seok
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yun A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: So Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Myung Jun
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Soo Dong
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae Heoun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Kyungjae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nam Joo
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Ha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000494:pharmacology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D013307:Streptomycin