title: Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Housekeeping Genes and Antigenic Determinant Genes in Bordetella pertussis Strains Isolated in Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To confirm genotype diversities of clinical isolates of Bordetella pertussis and to evaluate the risk of pertussis outbreak in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven housekeeping genes and 10 antigenic determinant genes from clinical B. pertussis isolates were analyzed by Multilocus sequence typing (MLST).
  
  
  RESULTS
  More variant pattern was observed in antigenic determinant genes. Especially, PtxS1 gene was the most variant gene; five genotypes were observed from eight global genotypes. In the bacterial type, the number of observed sequence types in the isolates was seven and the most frequent form was type 1 (79.6%). This major sequence type also showed a time-dependent transition pattern. Older isolates (1968 and 1975) showed type 1 and 6 in housekeeping genes and antigenic determinant genes, respectively. However, these were changed to type 2 and 1 in isolates 1999-2008. This transition was mainly attributed to genotype change of PtxS1 and Fim3 gene; the tendency of genotype change was to avoid vaccine-derived genotype. In addition, there was second transition in 2009. In this period, only the sequence type of antigenic determinant genes was changed to type 2. Based Upon Related Sequence Types (BURST) analysis confirmed that there were two clonal complexes (ACCI and ACCII) in the Korean isolates. Moreover, the recently increased sequence type was revealed as AST2 derived from AST 3 in ACCI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Genotype changes in Korean distributing strains are still progressing and there was a specific driving force in antigenic determinant genes. Therefore continuous surveillance of genotype change of the distributing strains should be performed to confirm interrelationship of genotype change with vaccine immunity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Oun
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Yu Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: So-Hyeon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hwa Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Seung-Jik
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Yeon Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jae Yon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: Multilocus sequence typing (MLST); genotype; pertussis; virulence factors