title: Interspecific polymorphism of gene lipL32 restriction profiles of pathogenic leptospires.
abstract: We analyzed restriction fragment length polymorphism of lipL32 gene encoding outer membrane protein in three Leptospira genomic species (L. interrogans, L. kirschneri, and L. borgpetersenii) using Bsa29 I and Bam HI restriction endonucleases. It was found that restriction profiles of the studied gene were similar at both the intraspecific and serogroup levels; variability was revealed only at the interspecific level, which can be explained by relatively low variability of lipL32 gene.
authors.affiliation: Pasteur Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, St. Petersburg, Russia. yersinia@land.ru
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Vaganova
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Freilikhman
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Stoyanova
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Tokarevich
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D007919:Leptospira / Q000235:genetics*; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000235:genetics; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; C406589:LipL32 protein, Leptospira; D008074:Lipoproteins