Genotyping of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans serotype d isolates based on polymerase chain reaction

DOĞAN B., Saarela M., Asikainen S.

ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, cilt.14, sa.6, ss.387-390, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1034/j.1399-302x.1999.140611.x
  • Dergi Adı: ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-390
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, serotypes, genotyping, REP-PCR, AP-PCR, PCR METHODS, STRAINS, IDENTIFICATION, PERIODONTITIS, SEQUENCES, DISEASE, GENOMES
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aims of the study were to determine the genetic diversity of the rare Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans serotype d and to compare the ability of the repetitive extragenic palindromic element (REP)-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with that of the arbitrarily primed (AP)-PCR to discriminate between and within A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes. The material included 26 A. actinomycetemcomitans serotype d isolates, 3 reference strains, and 21 A. actinomycetemcomitans isolates, representing the previously described 17 AP-PCR genotypes from 4 serotypes (a, b, c and e). Among A. actinomycetemcomitans serotype d isolates (n=26), the AP-PCR primer distinguished 2 genotypes, whereas the REP-primer pair (REP1R-I and REP2-I) and the (GACA)(4) primer each produced one genotype. Among the total of 50 A. actinomycetemcomitans isolates, REP-primer pair distinguished 6 genotypes, the primer (GACA)(4) 7 genotypes, and the AP-PCR 19 genotypes. Among A. actinomycetemcomitans serotype a isolates (n=6), REP-primer pair yielded 3 genotypes and (GACA)(4) and AP-PCR primer 4 genotypes, and among serotype e isolates (n=6) 3 genotypes. All serotype b isolates (n=7), representing the AP-PCR genotypes 2, 9, 8, 12, 13, 16 and serotype c isolates (n=5), AP-PCR genotypes 3, 4, 14, 15, belonged to the (REP1R-I and REP2-I)-PCR genotype 4 and to the (GACA)(4)-PCR genotype 4. In conclusion, based on both the AP-PCR method and the less discriminative REP-PCR methods, the present genotyping results indicated limited genetic diversity among serotype d isolates of A. actinomycetemcomitans.