title: Two clusters among Mycoplasma haemomuris strains, defined by the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic transcribed spacer sequences.
abstract: Mycoplasma haemomuris is a causative organism of infectious anemia or splenomegaly in rodents. Here, we report two distinct genetic groups among M. haemomuris strains detected from rats and mice, respectively, by examining the nucleotide sequences of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic transcribed spacer region that has been shown to be a stable genetic marker for mycoplasma species. Our results may reveal host-tropism of each cluster of M. haemomuris strains, and suggest an idea to distinguish M. haemomuris into two different genetic clusters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Hinako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sashida
authors.forename: Fumina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sasaoka
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujihara
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Teruki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadosaka
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Ryô
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harasawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing; D001483:Base Sequence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D058507:Host Specificity / Q000235:genetics*; D007564:Japan; D051379:Mice; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal