Differentiation of "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" isolates by variable-number tandem-repeat analysis

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Mar;77(5):1910-7. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01571-10. Epub 2011 Jan 14.

Abstract

Four highly polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci were selected and used to differentiate 84 Japanese isolates of "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus." The Nei's measure of genetic diversity values for these four SSRs ranged from 0.60 to 0.86. The four SSR loci were also highly polymorphic in four isolates from Taiwan and 12 isolates from Indonesia.

MeSH terms

  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Genotype
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Minisatellite Repeats*
  • Phylogeny
  • Rhizobiaceae / classification*
  • Rhizobiaceae / genetics*
  • Rhizobiaceae / isolation & purification
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • DNA Primers