Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in a phage-like particle isolated from mitomycin C-treated Staphylococcus aureus V8 (ATCC 49775)

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作者
Kaneko, J
Kimura, T
Kawakami, Y
Tomita, T
Kamio, Y
机构
[1] TOHOKU UNIV, FAC AGR, DEPT APPL BIOL CHEM, AOBA KU, SENDAI, MIYAGI 981, JAPAN
[2] SHINSHU UNIV, SCH ALLIED MED SCI, DEPT MED TECHNOL, DIV CLIN MICROBIOL, MATSUMOTO, NAGANO 390, JAPAN
关键词
Staphylococcus aureus V8 (ATCC 49775); lukS-PV; LukF-PV; integrase; temperate phage (phi PVL) carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes;
D O I
10.1271/bbb.61.1960
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The staphylococcal Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes [lukS-PV-lukF-PV] existed in a hexagonal phage-like particle (phi PVL) isolated from mitomycin C-induced Staphylococcus aureus V8 (ATCC 49775). The genome packed in phi PVL was a linear double-stranded 40-kh DNA with single-stranded cohesive ends (cos). The [lukS-PV-lukS-PV], attP, and int (integrase gene) of phi PVL were all located very close to one another within a 4.0 kb-segment on the genome in the order given, and the segment is located at the center from the left and the right cos sites. In addition, the [lukS-PV-lukF-PV]-attP-int region contains 5 direct repeat sequences that show high similarity with the recombinase-binding sites of bacteriophages of S. aureus.
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