Identification of an insertion sequence, IS1203 variant, in a Shiga toxin 2 gene of Escherichia coli O157:H7

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作者
Kusumoto, M [1 ]
Nishiya, Y
Kawamura, Y
Shinagawa, K
机构
[1] Toyobo Co Ltd, Tsuruga Inst Biotechnol, Fukui 9140047, Japan
[2] Iwate Univ, Dept Vet Med, Morioka, Iwate 0208550, Japan
关键词
insertion sequence; Shiga toxin gene; Escherichia coli O157 : H7;
D O I
10.1016/S1389-1723(99)80014-0
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
An insertion sequence composed of 1310 bp was found in Shiga toxin 2 genes of some isolates of Escherichia coli O157:H7. This insertion sequence showed extremely high homology with IS1203 of E. coli O111:H-. This IS1203 variant was inserted in the region encoding the amino-terminus of the B subunit with a duplication of 3 bp at the target site, resulting in inactivation of the Shiga toxin 2 gene.
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