[Cloning and sequencing of the papA gene from uropathogenic Escherichia coli 4030 strain]
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Qinggang Wu1, Jingping Zhang, Chuncheng Zhao
1Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China.
Objective:
Cloning and sequencing of the papA gene from uropathogenic Escherichia coli 4030 strain to investigate the differences of the sequences of the papA of UPEC4030 strain and the ones of related genes, in order to make whether or not it was a new genotype.
Methods:
Cloning and sequencing methods were used to analyze the sequence of the papA of UPEC4030 strain in comparison with related sequences.
Results:
The sequence analysis of papA revealed a 722 bp gene and encode 192 amino acid polypeptide. The overall homology of the papA genes between UPEC4030 and the standard strains of ten F types were 36.11%-77.95% and 22.20%-78.34% at nucleotide and deduced amino acid levels. The homology between the sequence of the reverse primers and the corresponding sequence of UPEC4030 papA was 10%-66.67%. The results confirmed that UPEC4030 strain contained a novel papA variant.
Conclusion:
UPEC4030 strain could contain an unknown papA variant or the novel genotype. The pathogenic mechanism and epidemiology related need to be further studied.
