High inter-species and low intra-species variation in 16S-23S rDNA spacer sequences of pathogenic avian mycoplasmas offers potential use as a diagnostic tool

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Ramirez A S ^a,b   Naylor, C J ^a   Pitcher, D G ^c   Bradbury, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intergenic spacer region; Mollicutes; Mycoplasma; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA SEQUENCE; FOWL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA IOWAE; MYCOPLASMA MELEAGRIDIS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 39749182326     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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