HETEROGENEITY OF THE AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCES OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN TYPE-I OPERONS

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作者
PATON, AW
BEUTIN, L
PATON, JC
机构
[1] WOMENS & CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL,ADELAIDE,SA 5006,AUSTRALIA
[2] ROBERT KOCH INST,DEPT MICROBIOL,E COLI REFERENCE LAB,D-13353 BERLIN,GERMANY
关键词
PATHOGENESIS; SHIGA TOXIN; VEROTOXIN;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)00777-P
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
PCR was used to amplify approx. 1470-bp segments of DNA containing complete Shiga-like toxin type I(sltI) operons from Escherichia coli strains belonging to serotypes O48:H21, O111:H- and OX3:Hs. These fragments were cloned and DNA sequence analysis identified several variations, as compared with published sltI sequences. All three sltI genes analysed were more closely related to Shiga toxin-encoding genes (sht) of Shigella dysenteriae type 1, than to previously published E. coli phage-encoded sltI genes. The greatest deviation in deduced amino acid (aa) sequence was observed in the SltI protein from the OX3:H8 strain, which differed from the phage 933J-encoded SltI by 9 aa in the A subunit and 3 aa in the B subunit.
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