链霉菌FR—008中线性DNA复制子的检测

采用菌丝 原位包埋脉冲电泳的方法从链霉菌ＦＲ－００８中分离出三条ＤＮＡ带,双向电泳及脉冲条件变换实验证明,这些ＤＮＡ带都是一分子外切核酶酶酶解发现,它们的５‘末端封闭。这三条ＤＮＡ带分别代表了链霉菌ＦＲ－００８中线性染色体和两条线性质粒。     

Prevalence and genetic profiles of Escherichia coli from mangroves and mangrove associated foods off Goa,India

A total of 120 samples comprising of water (45), sediment (45) and mangrove originated food (30) collected from mangrove ecosystems of Goa were screened for Escherichia coli employing ISO-16654 method. Seventy-one (59.16%) samples were positive for E. coli. The E. coli isolates were further characterized by serotyping, virulence gene profiling and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Water and sediment samples were analyzed for physico-chemical parameters. The serotypes reported were O1, O10, O13, O17, O36, O41, O50, O68, O105, O116, O141, O148, O159, O162 and rough types while, 23 strains could not be typed. The stx1 and stx2 genes were detected in 33(46.47%) and 16(22.53%) isolates, respectively. The XbaI restriction digestion patterns of the stx positive strains were diverse. Interestingly, few strains isolated from diarrheal patients and from water, sediment and food from mangrove sources were genetically similar. The study showed that the mangrove ecosystem could be a potential reservoir for pathogenic E. coli.