Distribution of the putative virulence factor encoding gene sheta in Staphylococcus hyicus strains of various origins
Journal of Veterinary Science
;
: 327-329, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
In the present study, Staphylococcus (S.) hyicus strains isolated in Russia (n = 23) and Germany (n = 17) were investigated for the prevalence of the previously described genes sheta and shetb. Sheta was detected in 16 S. hyicus strains. Sheta-positive strains were mainly found among strains isolated from exudative epidermitis, and frequently together with the exfoliative toxin-encoding genes exhD and exhC. Partial sequencing of sheta in a single S. hyicus strain revealed an almost complete match with the sheta sequence obtained from GenBank. None of the S. hyicus strains displayed a positive reaction with the shetb-specific oligonucleotide primer used in the present study. According to the present results, the exotoxin encoding gene sheta seems to be distributed among S. hyicus strains in Russia and Germany. The toxigenic potential of this exotoxin, which does not have the classical structure of a staphylococcal exfoliative toxin, remains to be elucidated.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Suínos
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Doenças dos Suínos
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Virulência
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Doenças dos Bovinos
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Federação Russa
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Primers do DNA
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Fatores de Virulência
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
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Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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