title: Species-specific identification of Campylobacters by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and PCR targeting of the gyrase B gene.
abstract: PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of a 960-bp fragment of the Campylobacter gyrB gene with either DdeI or XspI restriction enzymes generated unique digestion patterns for 12 different Campylobacter species. In addition, PCR assays using species-specific primer sets targeting gyrB were specific for the respective Campylobacter species. Therefore, PCR-RFLP analysis and species-specific PCR assays based on the gyrB gene provide valuable tools for rapid and unambiguous identification of the majority of Campylobacter species.
authors.affiliation: National Food Research Institute, Food Hygiene Team, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8642, Japan. skawasa@affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Pina M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fratamico
authors.forename: Irene V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Wesley
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D027081:DNA Gyrase