NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE OF THE SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA-ENCODING GENE FROM OPISTHORCHIS-VIVERRINI

被引:20
作者
KORBSRISATE, S
MONGKOLSUK, S
HAYNES, JR
ENGLAND, D
SIRISINHA, S
机构
[1] MAHIDOL UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT MICROBIOL,RAMA 6 RD,BANGKOK 10400,THAILAND
[2] CONNAUGHT CTR BIOTECHNOL RES,DIV MOLEC GENET,N YORK,ONTARIO,CANADA
[3] MAHIDOL UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT BIOTECHNOL,BANGKOK 10400,THAILAND
关键词
LIVER FLUKE; PARASITE; TREMATODE; 18S RNA; SEQUENCE COMPARISON; CONSTANT AND VARIABLE REGIONS; RECOMBINANT DNA;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(91)90160-D
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The complete nucleotide (nt) sequence of the small subunit ribosomal RNA-encoding gene of Opisthorchis viverrini reported in this study is the first nt sequence reported for a trematode. The gene is 1992 nt long and has a G + C content of 50.94% It is made up of alternated constant and variable regions that are similar to the gene organization of other eukaryotes. It is also of interest to note an unexpectedly high degree of sequence homology between O. viverrini and human genes.
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