Assessment of rpoB and 16S rRNA genes as targets for PCR-based identification of Pasteurella pneumotropica.
Diagnosis of Pasteurella pneumotropica in laboratory animals relies on isolation of the organism, biochemical characterization, and, more recently, DNA-based diagnostic methods. 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequences were examined for development of a real-time PCR assay. Partial sequencing of rpoB (456 bp) and 16S rRNA (1368 bp) of Pasteurella pneumotropica isolates identified by microbiologic and biochemical assays indicated that either gene sequence can be used to distinguish P. pneumotropica from other members of the Pasteurellaceae family. However, alignment of rpoB sequences from the Pasteurella pneumotropica Heyl (15 sequences) and Jawetz (16 sequences) biotypes with other Pasteurellaceae sequences from GenBank indicated that although rpoB DNA sequencing could be used for diagnosis, development of diagnostic primers and probes would be difficult, because the sequence variability between Heyl and Jawetz biotypes is not clustered in any particular region of the rpoB sequence. In contrast, alignment of 16S rRNA sequences revealed a region with unique and stable nucleotide motifs sufficient to permit development of a specific fluorogenic real-time PCR assay to confirm P. pneumotropica isolated by culture and to differentiate Heyl and Jawetz biotypes.
Research Animal Diagnostic Services, Charles River, Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA. vandana.dole@crl.com
Vandana S
VS
Dole
Laila A
LA
Banu
Richard D
RD
Fister
Werner
W
Nicklas
Kenneths S
KS
Henderson
D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods; D017931:DNA Primers; D051379:Mice; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D044142:Pasteurella pneumotropica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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