Open AccessThe analysis of group в streptococcal clinical strains for the presence of the genes encoding for potential adherence factors and localized on the «pathogenicity islands»
Author(s) -
Alexander Suvorov,
Alevtina Savicheva,
А. В. Глушанова,
Kristina A. Oganyan,
Korneliya Grabovskaya,
О. V. Alaiceva,
S. L. Zatsiorskaya,
Duval A.J.,
О. N. Arjanova
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
žurnalʺ akušerstva i ženskihʺ boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1684-0461
pISSN - 1683-9366
DOI - 10.17816/jowd81945
Subject(s) - pathogenicity island , gene , serotype , pathogenicity , genome , genetics , biology , group a , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine
The collection of group В streptococcal clinical strains has been analyzed for the presence of genes encoding for putative adherence and aggregation factors. The presence of the genes designated as sspB1 and sspB2 were tested by PCR and DNA hybridization. The genes under study located in GBS genome on pathogenicity islands were found to be heterogeneous and could be associated with urological or invasive diseases. No significant correlation between the GBS serotype and sspB genes pattern have been discovered.