Open AccessSequence analysis of the major outer membrane protein gene of an ovine abortion strain of Chlamydia psittaci
Author(s) -
Herring A.J.,
Tan T.W.,
Baxter S.,
Inglis N.F.,
Dunbar S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03614.x
Subject(s) - chlamydia psittaci , biology , chlamydiaceae , restriction enzyme , gene , sequence analysis , strain (injury) , serotype , virology , bacterial outer membrane , peptide sequence , chlamydia trachomatis , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , chlamydia , escherichia coli , anatomy
The major outer membrane protein (MOMP) gene from an ovine abortion strain of Chlamydia psittaci (S26/3) has been cloned and sequenced. The gene shows the features of other chlamydial MOMPs but comparison with the previously reported sequence for the ovine abortion isolate A22/M has revealed substantial sequence divergence which is clustered into the same four intramolecular regions as the sequence variation found between C. trachomatis serovars. Subsequent restriction enzyme analysis of A22/M DNA has shown that it has an avian‐type genomic profile and thus the comparison is between types rather than between Strains.