Genomic study of Rickettsia akari by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

M. Eremeeva, N. Balayeva, V. Ignatovich, D. Raoult

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Abstract

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of SmaI-, EagI-, and BssHII-digested DNA was used to perform restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Rickettsia akari strains isolated from humans, rodents, and mites in the United States and Ukraine. Although some differences in biological and serological characteristics were present between strains, the genomic studies demonstrated a high degree of intraspecies homogeneity of R. akari isolates. Our results confirm the value of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for the identification of species of rickettsiae.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3022-3024
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume33
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

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