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Type I restriction-modification loci reveal high allelic diversity in clinical Helicobacter pylori isolates.
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Helicobacter [Helicobacter] 2010 Apr; Vol. 15 (2), pp. 114-25. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Background: A remarkable variety of restriction-modification (R-M) systems is found in Helicobacter pylori. Since they encompass a large portion of the strain-specific H. pylori genes and therefore contribute to genetic variability, they are suggested to have an impact on disease outcome. Type I R-M systems comprise three different subunits and are the most complex of the three types of R-M systems.<br />Aims: We investigated the genetic diversity and distribution of type I R-M systems in clinical isolates of H. pylori.<br />Material and Methods: Sixty-one H. pylori isolates from a Swedish hospital based case-control study and 6 H. pylori isolates of a Swedish population-based study were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction for the presence of the three R-M systems' subunits. Representative gene variants were sequenced.<br />Results: Although the hsdM and hsdR genes appeared conserved in our clinical H. pylori isolates, the sequences of the hsdS loci were highly variable. Despite their sequence diversity, the genes per se were present at high frequencies. We identified a number of novel allelic hsdS variants, which are distinct from corresponding hsdS loci in the sequenced H. pylori strains 26695, J99 and HPAG1. In analyses of paired H. pylori isolates, obtained from the same individuals with a 4-year interval, we observed genetic modifications of hsdS genes in patients with atrophic gastric mucosa.<br />Discussion: We propose that the genetic variability of hsdS genes in a bacterial population will give rise to new specificities of these enzymes, which might lead to adaptation to an ever-changing gastric environment.
- Subjects :
- Amino Acid Sequence
Cluster Analysis
DNA, Bacterial chemistry
DNA, Bacterial genetics
Genotype
Helicobacter pylori isolation & purification
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction methods
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sweden
Bacterial Proteins genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA Restriction-Modification Enzymes genetics
Helicobacter Infections microbiology
Helicobacter pylori classification
Helicobacter pylori genetics
Polymorphism, Genetic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1523-5378
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Helicobacter
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20402814
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.2010.00745.x