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Kulik T, Bilska K, Żelechowski M. Promising Perspectives for Detection, Identification, and Quantification of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Oomycetes through Targeting Mitochondrial DNA. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2645. [PMID: 32290169 PMCID: PMC7177237 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Fungi and oomycetes encompass many pathogens affecting crops worldwide. Their effective control requires screening pathogens across the local and international trade networks along with the monitoring of pathogen inocula in the field. Fundamentals to all of these concerns are their efficient detection, identification, and quantification. The use of molecular markers showed the best promise in the field of plant pathogen diagnostics. However, despite the unquestionable benefits of DNA-based methods, two significant limitations are associated with their use. The first limitation concerns the insufficient level of sensitivity due to the very low and uneven distribution of pathogens in plant material. The second limitation pertains to the inability of widely used diagnostic assays to detect cryptic species. Targeting mtDNA appears to provide a solution to these challenges. Its high copy number in microbial cells makes mtDNA an attractive target for developing highly sensitive assays. In addition, previous studies on different pathogen taxa indicated that mitogenome sequence variation could improve cryptic species delimitation accuracy. This review sheds light on the potential application of mtDNA for pathogen diagnostics. This paper covers a brief description of qPCR and DNA barcoding as two major strategies enabling the diagnostics of plant pathogenic fungi and oomycetes. Both strategies are discussed along with the potential use of mtDNA, including their strengths and weaknesses.
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- Tomasz Kulik
- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland
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Nishat S, Hamim I, Khalil MI, Ali MA, Hossain MA, Meah MB, Islam MR. Genetic diversity of the bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum using a RAPD marker. C R Biol 2015; 338:757-67. [PMID: 26302834 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 06/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a destructive disease of many economically important crop species. A significant variation in wilt incidence and severity in eggplant and potato was observed among the growing areas surveyed. R. solanacearum isolates obtained both from eggplant and potato belong to biovar III, while isolates from eggplant belong to race 1 and isolates obtained from potato belong to race 3. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique was used as a tool for assessing genetic variation and relationship among seven isolate groups of R. solanacearum viz., RsB-1, RsB-2, RsB-3, RsP-1, RsP-2, RsP-3 and RsP-4, consisting in a total of 28 isolates. Out of the RAPD markers used, amplification with four decamer primers produced 70 bands with sizes ranging from 100 to 1400 bp. Out of 70 bands, 68 bands (97.06%) were polymorphic and two bands (2.94%) were monomorphic amongst the seven R. solanacearum isolates group. The Unweighted Pair Group Method of Arithmetic Means (UPGMA) dendrogram constructed from Nei's genetic distance produced two main clusters of the seven isolates of R. solanacearum. The isolates RsB-1, RsB-2, RsB-3 and R-4 grouped in cluster І, while RsP-2, RsP-3 and RsP-4 grouped in cluster ІІ. The highest intra-variety similarity index (Si) was found in RsB-1 isolate (86.35%) and the lowest one in RsP-2 (56.59%). The results indicated that relatively higher and lower levels of genetic variation were found in RsP-3 and RsB-3, respectively. The coefficient of gene differentiation (G(st)) was 0.5487, reflecting the existence of a high level of genetic variations among seven isolates of R. solanacearum. Comparatively higher genetic distance (0.4293) and lower genetic identity (0.6510) were observed between RsB-2 and RsP-4 combinations. The lowest genetic distance (0.0357) and highest genetic identity (0.9650) were found in RsB-1 vs. RsB-2 pair. Thus, RAPD offers a potentially simple, rapid and reliable method to evaluate genetic diversity analysis in R. solanacearum.
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- Sayeda Nishat
- Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Plant Pathology Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.
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Chen YY, Conner RL, Gillard CL, Boland GJ, Babcock C, Chang KF, Hwang SF, Balasubramanian PM. A Specific and Sensitive Method for the Detection of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in Dry Bean Tissue. PLANT DISEASE 2007; 91:1271-1276. [PMID: 30780518 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-91-10-1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To facilitate early diagnosis and improve control of bean anthracnose, a rapid, specific, and sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method was developed to detect the causal agent, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seed. Based on sequence data of the rDNA region consisting of the 5.8S gene and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) 1 and 2 of four C. lindemuthianum races and 17 Colletotrichum species downloaded from GenBank, five forward primers were designed and evaluated for their specificity. Among them, one forward primer was selected for use in combination with ITS4 to specifically detect C. lindemuthianum. A 461-bp specific band was amplified from the genomic DNA template of 16 representative isolates of C. lindemuthianum, but not from 58 representative isolates of 17 other Colletotrichum species or 10 bean pathogens. Moreover, to enhance the sensitivity of detection, nested PCR was applied, which allowed the detection of as little as 10 fg of C. lindemuthianum genomic DNA and 1% infected seed powder, which was mixed with 99% healthy seed powder. The diagnostic analysis can be completed within 24 h, compared with about 2 weeks required for culturing. Furthermore, this method can be performed and interpreted by personnel with no specialized taxonomic expertise.
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- Yong-Yan Chen
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Morden Research Station, Unit 100-101, Route 100, Morden, MB, R6M 1Y5; and College of Bioengineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- AAFC, Morden Research Station, Unit 100-101, Route 100, Morden, MB, R6M 1Y5
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- Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph, 120 Main St. East, Ridgetown, ON, N0P 2C0
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- Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
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- Canadian Collection of Fungal Cultures, AAFC, Room 1015, K.W. Neatby Bldg., Ottawa, ON, K1A OC6
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- Field Crop Development Center, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), Lacombe, AB, T4L 1W1
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- Crop Diversification Centre North, AAFRD, Edmonton, AB, T5Y 6H3
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Liu B, Wasilwa LA, Morelock TE, O'Neill NR, Correll JC. Comparison of Colletotrichum orbiculare and Several Allied Colletotrichum spp. for mtDNA RFLPs, Intron RFLP and Sequence Variation, Vegetative Compatibility, and Host Specificity. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2007; 97:1305-1314. [PMID: 18943689 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-97-10-1305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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ABSTRACT Based on spore morphology, appressorium development, sequence similarities of the rDNA, and similarities in amplified restriction fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), it has been proposed that Colletotrichum orbiculare, C. trifolii, C. lindemuthianum, and C. malvarum represent a single phylogenetic species, C. orbiculare. In the current study, the phylogenetic relationship among isolates in the C. orbiculare species complex was reassessed. In all, 72 isolates of C. orbiculare from cultivated cucurbit or weed hosts, C. trifolii from alfalfa, C. lindemuthianum from green bean, and C. malvarum from prickly sida (Sida spinosa) were examined for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), RFLPs and sequence variation of a 900-bp intron of the glutamine synthetase gene and a 200-bp intron of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene, and vegetative compatibility. In addition, host specificity was examined in foliar inoculations on cucurbit, bean, and alfalfa hosts. Inoculations also were conducted on cucumber fruit. Genetically distinct isolates, based on vegetative compatibility, within the species complex (C. orbiculare, C. trifolii, and C. malvarum) had an identical mtDNA haplotype (haplotype A) when examined with each of three different restriction enzymes. Isolates of C. lindemuthianum had a very similar mtDNA haplotype to haplotype A, with a single polymorphism detected with the enzyme HaeIII. The four species represent a phylogenetically closely related group based on a statistical analysis of the 900- and 200-bp intron sequences. However, distinct RFLPs in the 900-bp intron were consistently associated with each species and could be used to qualitatively and quantitatively distinguish each species. Furthermore, each of the species showed distinct host specificity, with isolates of C. orbiculare (from cucurbits), C. lindemuthianum, and C. trifolii being pathogenic only on cucurbits, green bean, and alfalfa, respectively. Consequently, distinct and fixed nucleotide, or genotypic (intron sequences and RFLPs) and phenotypic (host specificity) characteristics can be used to distinguish C. orbiculare, C. lindemuthianum, and C. trifolii from one another; therefore, they should be recognized as distinct species. This species delineation is consistent with the most current species concepts in fungi. More isolates and further characterization is needed to determine whether C. orbiculare from cocklebur and C. malvarum represent distinct species. RFLPs of the 900-bp intron may represent a relatively inexpensive, reliable, and useful diagnostic tool for general species differentiation in the genus Colletotrichum.
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Busso C, Nobuyoshi Kaneshima E, Franco FDA, de Castro-Prado MAA. Caracterización molecular y genética de aislamientos patógenos de Pyricularia grisea del trigo (Triticum aestivum Lam.) y triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) en la Provincia de Paraná, Brasil. Rev Iberoam Micol 2007; 24:167-70. [PMID: 17604441 DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1406(07)70037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Isolates of Pyricularia grisea from wheat (Triticum aestivum Lam.) and triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) spikes with blast symptoms were analyzed by classical (VCG) and molecular (RAPD) techniques. P. grisea mutants, unable to use sodium nitrate (nit) as nitrogen source, were obtained with potassium chlorate. For vegetative compatibility (VCG) tests, genetically complementary nit mutant pairs were inoculated in a medium with sodium nitrate as a single nitrogen source. P. grisea isolates were divided into two vegetative compatibility groups and two RAPD groups. Since vegetative compatible strains may mutually exchange genetic and cytoplasmatic material, the contribution of the parasexual cycle in the genetic variability of Brazilian P. grisea isolates is discussed.
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- Cleverson Busso
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo 5790, Maringá, PR Brazil 87020-900
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Talamini V, Souza EA, Pozza EA, Silva GF, Ishikawa FH, Camargo Júnior OA. Genetic divergence among and within Colletotrichum lindemuthianum races assessed by RAPD. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-41582006000600002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Genetic divergence within and among races of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum was determined using RAPD markers. In addition to the different races of the fungus three isolates of the sexual stage of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Glomerella cingulata f.sp. phaseoli) were included in this study. The band patterns generated using 11 primers produced 133 polymorphic bands. The polymorphic bands were used to determine genetic divergence among and within the pathogen races. The isolates analyzed were divided into six groups with 0.75 relative similarity. Group VI, formed by three isolates of the sexual phase of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, was the most divergent. Races previously determined using differential cultivars did not correlate with the results obtained using RAPD markers.
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Grover A, Azmi W, Gadewar AV, Pattanayak D, Naik PS, Shekhawat GS, Chakrabarti SK. Genotypic diversity in a localized population of Ralstonia solanacearum as revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 101:798-806. [PMID: 16968291 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02974.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To assess genotypic diversity within Ralstonia solanacearum isolates of a single field. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 44 field isolates and 22 in vitro generated clones of R. solanacearum were studied for genotypic diversity by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. Genomic DNA of these isolates and clones was extracted by proteinase-K-SDS lysis mini-prep method. RAPD analysis was done with 30 decamer primers. The data were analysed using NTSYSpc 2.02h software. Forty-two out of 44 field isolates and all the clonal isolates were identified as distinct genotypes at 70% similarity level. CONCLUSION Very high level of genome variability was observed within the field and clonal isolates of R. solanacearum. This might be a reason for the wide host range of this bacterium and for quick breakdown of wilt resistance in host plants. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The results suggest that it would be difficult to design specific diagnostic protocol for R. solanacearum even for a localized population and to breed cultivars with broad-spectrum resistance.
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- A Grover
- Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Khoodoo MHR, Jaufeerally-Fakim Y. RAPD-PCR Fingerprinting and Southern Analysis of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae Strains Isolated from Different Aroid Hosts and Locations. PLANT DISEASE 2004; 88:980-988. [PMID: 30812251 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2004.88.9.980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthurium blight, caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae, is a systemic disease of Anthurium and other aroids. The aims of this work were to study the genetic diversity among X. axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae strains and to identify, from the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) profiles, DNA probes that would be specific for the pathovar dieffenbachiae. Twenty-five X. axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae strains, isolated from different hosts and geographical locations including Mauritius, were fingerprinted using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR technique. The fingerprints were analyzed by the National Taxonomy System Software (NTSYS). The specificity of some of the RAPD fragments selected from PCR profiles was tested by Southern analyses of the PCR products. Ten arbitrary primers were chosen from an initial set of 111 decamers. Two hundred and nine RAPD markers were generated in eight individual DNA profiles. A correlation was found between the serotypes and the RAPD profiles for some groups of isolates. A possible link was also observed between the host range of the isolates tested and their RAPD profiles for strains isolated from Dieffenbachia and Philodendron. These results were confirmed by Southern analysis. Cluster analysis by the unweighted pair group method, arithmetic average (UPGMA) confirmed that the pathovar is genetically diverse with some strains that were clustered together showing similar host preferences. DNA probes with a potential use in molecular diagnostics of Anthurium blight were identified. This preliminary work could be used to develop PCR primers that will enable the sensitive detection of the pathogen in latently infected plants.
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- M H R Khoodoo
- Biotechnology Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Biotechnology Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
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Dauch AL, Watson AK, Jabaji-Hare SH. Detection of the biocontrol agent Colletotrichum coccodes (183088) from the target weed velvetleaf and from soil by strain-specific PCR markers. J Microbiol Methods 2003; 55:51-64. [PMID: 14499995 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(03)00116-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Diagnostic molecular markers, generated from random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR), were developed to selectively recognize and detect the presence of a single strain of the biocontrol fungus Colletotrichum coccodes (183088) on the target weed species Abutilon theophrasti and from soil samples. Several isolates of C. coccodes, 15 species of Colletotrichum, a variety of heterogeneous organisms and various plant species were first screened by RAPD-PCR, and a strain specific marker was identified for C. coccodes (183088). No significant sequence similarity was found between this marker and any other sequences in the databases. The marker was converted into a sequence-characterised amplified region (SCAR), and specific primer sets (N5F/N5R, N5Fi/N5Ri) were designed for use in PCR detection assays. The primer sets N5F/N5R and N5Fi/N5Ri each amplified a single product of 617 and 380 bp, respectively, with DNA isolated from strain 183088. The specificity of the primers was confirmed by the absence of amplified products with DNA from other C. coccodes isolates, other species representing 15 phylogenetic groups of the genus Colletotrichum and 11 other organisms. The SCAR primers (N5F/N5R) were successfully used to detect strain 183088 from infected velvetleaf plants but not from seeded greenhouse soil substrate or from soil samples originating from deliberate-released field experiments. The sensitivity of the assay was substantially increased 1000-fold when nested primers (N5Fi/N5Ri) were used in a second PCR run. N5Fi/N5Ri selectively detected strain 183088 from seeded greenhouse soils as well as from deliberate-released field soil samples without any cross-amplification with other soil microorganisms. This rapid PCR assay allows an accurate detection of C. coccodes strain 183088 among a background of soil microorganisms and will be useful for monitoring the biocontrol when released into natural field soils.
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- A L Dauch
- Department of Plant Science, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, 21, 111 Lakeshore Road, Raymond Building, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Québec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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Khoodoo MHR, Issack MI, Jaufeerally-Fakim Y. Serotyping and RAPD profiles of Salmonella enterica isolates from Mauritius. Lett Appl Microbiol 2002; 35:146-52. [PMID: 12100591 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2002.01151.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS The genus Salmonella is a common agent of gastroenteritis in Mauritius, generating more cases of the disease during summer than during winter. The aims of this study were to assess the genetic diversity of isolates of Salmonella enterica by RAPD fingerprinting, and to establish the relationship between human and chicken isolates. METHODS Twenty-six isolates were obtained from hospital laboratories and commercial poultry producers locally. RESULTS The RAPD profiles, biochemical and serological analyses showed that two of the chicken isolates were mistakenly identified as Salmonella. The genetic diversity of the remaining 24 isolates (five chicken and 19 human), confirmed as Salmonella, was analysed using four arbitrary primers, OPA-10, OPR-03, OPI-06 and OPJ-09, chosen from an initial set of 10 decamers. Seventy RAPD markers were generated in four individual DNA profiles. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Cluster analysis (UPGMA) performed using the NTSYS-pc V 1.8 computer software, confirmed that some strains of Salmonella isolated from chicken were genetically similar to those isolated from humans. Furthermore, a 1 kbp band amplified using primer OPA-10 was specific for the Salmonella genus as it was not amplified in any of the control bacteria.
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- M H R Khoodoo
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius.
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