Genetic diversity of Mycoplasma arginini isolates based on multilocus sequence typing.
The contribution of Mycoplasma arginini to mycoplasmosis in small ruminants remains unclear because it is recovered from both healthy and diseased animals. In order to gain a better understanding of any relationships between isolates from different sites and different geographical locations, we developed a method for genotyping M. arginini using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). A MLST scheme based on five housekeeping genes was used to characterize M. arginini isolates from flocks of sheep and goats. A high level of genetic variability was detected between strains and within herds.
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Olusola M
OM
Olaogun
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Anna
A
Kanci
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Stuart R
SR
Barber
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Kelly A
KA
Tivendale
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Philip F
PF
Markham
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Marc S
MS
Marenda
Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. Electronic address: glenfb@unimelb.edu.au.
Glenn F
GF
Browning
D000818:Animals; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006041:Goats; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing / Q000379:methods*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
Genetic diversity; Multilocus sequence typing; Mycoplasma arginini; Small ruminants