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Riboprint and Virulence Gene Patterns for Bacillus cereus and Related Species  

Kim, Young-Rok (Institute of Life Science and Resources, and Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University)
Batt, Carl A. (Department of Food Science, Cornell University)
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology / v.18, no.6, 2008 , pp. 1146-1155 More about this Journal
Abstract
A total of 72 Bacillus cereus strains and 5 Bacillus thuringiensis strains were analyzed for their EcoRI ribogroup by ribotyping and for the presence or absence of seven virulence-associated genes. From these 77 strains, 42 distinctive ribogroup were identified using EcoRI, but the two species could not be discriminated by their EcoRI ribogroup. The 77 strains were also examined by PCR for the presence of seven virulence-associated genes, cerAB, pi-plc, entFM, bceT, hblA, hblC, and hblD. All five Bacillus thuringiensis strains were positive for these genes. Although differences in the patterns of virulence genes were observed among the different B. cereus strains, within any given ribogroup the patterns of the seven virulence genes was the same. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis in combination with available chromosomal maps for a selected group of B. cereus strains revealed significant differences in their chromosome size and the placement of virulence genes. Evidence for significant rearrangements within the B. cereus chromosome suggests the mechanism through which the pattern of virulence-associated genes varies. The results suggest linkage between ribogroups and virulence gene patterns as well as no apparent containment of the latter within any particular species boundary.
Keywords
Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; ribotype; ribogroup; virulence genes;
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