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Background
We recently observed an association of resistance with a certain enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) serotypes and identified a conjugative plasmid, similar to plasmid pED208, that was conserved among archival O111:H2/NM and O119:H2 strains of diverse geographical origin. In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence and distribution of this plasmid among a collection of EPEC isolates from Brazil, as well as to study the susceptibilities of these isolates to antimicrobial agents. 相似文献52.
AAM Coelho-Castelo AP Trombone RS Rosada RR Santos Jr VLD Bonato A Sartori CL Silva 《Genetic vaccines and therapy》2006,4(1):1-10
In order to assess a new strategy of DNA vaccine for a more complete understanding of its action in immune response, it is important to determine the in vivo biodistribution fate and antigen expression. In previous studies, our group focused on the prophylactic and therapeutic use of a plasmid DNA encoding the Mycobacterium leprae 65-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp65) and achieved an efficient immune response induction as well as protection against virulent M. tuberculosis challenge. In the present study, we examined in vivo tissue distribution of naked DNA-Hsp65 vaccine, the Hsp65 message, genome integration and methylation status of plasmid DNA. The DNA-Hsp65 was detectable in several tissue types, indicating that DNA-Hsp65 disseminates widely throughout the body. The biodistribution was dose-dependent. In contrast, RT-PCR detected the Hsp65 message for at least 15 days in muscle or liver tissue from immunized mice. We also analyzed the methylation status and integration of the injected plasmid DNA into the host cellular genome. The bacterial methylation pattern persisted for at least 6 months, indicating that the plasmid DNA-Hsp65 does not replicate in mammalian tissue, and Southern blot analysis showed that plasmid DNA was not integrated. These results have important implications for the use of DNA-Hsp65 vaccine in a clinical setting and open new perspectives for DNA vaccines and new considerations about the inoculation site and delivery system. 相似文献
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Mitochondrial DNA variation and genetic structure in populations of Drosophila melanogaster 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
The understanding of the genetic structure of a species can be improved by
considering together data from different types of genetic markers. In the
past, a number of worldwide populations of Drosophila melanogaster have
been extensively studied for several such markers, including allozymes,
chromosomal inversions, and quantitative characters. Here we present
results from a study of restriction- fragment-length polymorphisms of
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in 92 isofemale lines from many of the same
geographic populations of D. melanogaster. Eleven restriction enzymes were
used, of which four revealed restriction-site polymorphism. A total of 24
different haplotypes were observed, of which 18 were unique to single
populations. In many populations, the unique haplotypes have reached high
frequency without being observed in neighboring populations. A Wagner
parsimony tree reveals that mutationally close variants show geographical
clumping, suggesting local differentiation of mtDNA in populations. The
Old-World and the New-World populations are differentiated, with the
predominant Old-World haplotype being virtually absent from the New World.
These results contrast with those for the nuclear genes, in which many loci
show parallel clines in different continents, and suggest a common origin
of D. melanogaster populations in North America.
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