REPEATED DNA IN PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII

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作者
STRINGER, SL [1 ]
HONG, ST [1 ]
GIUNTOLI, D [1 ]
STRINGER, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CINCINNATI, COLL MED, DEPT MOLEC GENET BIOCHEM & MICROBIOL, CINCINNATI, OH 45267 USA
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10.1128/JCM.29.6.1194-1201.1991
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A 16-kb DNA fragment designated Rp3-1 and cloned from the genome of rat-derived Pneumocystis carinii was found to contain sequences that were repeated approximately 70 times per genome. The repeated sequences in Rp3-1 spanned at least 10.4 kb. Sequences in Rp3-1 were present on each of the 16 P. carinii chromosomes resolved by field inversion gel electrophoresis. Most of the P. carinii genomic sequences homologous to those in the Rp3-1 clone appeared to be as long as those in the Rp3-1 clone but were highly polymorphic with respect to restriction enzyme cleavage sites. The Rp3-1 DNA fragment appears to be a member of a family of large, degenerate, dispersed repeats.
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