Open AccessISMmy 1 , a novel insertion sequence of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony type
Author(s) -
Westberg Joakim,
Persson Anja,
Pettersson Bertil,
Uhlén Mathias,
Johansson KarlErik
Publication year - 2002
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.1574-6968.2002.tb11083.x
Subject(s) - mycoplasma mycoides , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , pathogen , mollicutes , virology , mycoplasma , anatomy
A new insertion sequence, ISMmy 1 , has been identified in the bovine pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides biotype small colony ( Mmymy SC). The occurrence of ISMmy 1 in 15 Mmymy SC strains and 12 other mycoplasmas was examined by Southern blotting. All Mmymy SC strains showed identical hybridisation patterns except for the type strain PG1 T , the vaccine strain T1Sr49, and the strain Afadé, which all had unique patterns. ISMmy 1 ‐like sequences were also found in the bovine pathogen Mycoplasma bovis strain Donetta T while mycoplasmas that are phylogenetically closer to Mmymy SC lack ISMmy 1 . This observation suggests horizontal transfer between Mmymy SC and M. bovis .