Characterization of a plasmid-encoded urease gene cluster found in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae

J Bacteriol. 1993 Mar;175(6):1860-4. doi: 10.1128/jb.175.6.1860-1864.1993.

Abstract

Plasmid-encoded urease gene clusters found in uropathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli, Providencia stuartii, and Salmonella cubana demonstrated DNA homology, similar positions of restriction endonuclease cleavage sites, and manners of urease expression and therefore represent the same locus. DNA sequence analysis indicated that the plasmid-encoded urease genes are closely related to the Proteus mirabilis urease genes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Blotting, Southern
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family*
  • Plasmids*
  • Providencia / enzymology
  • Providencia / genetics
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Salmonella / enzymology
  • Salmonella / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Urea / metabolism
  • Urease / genetics*
  • Urease / metabolism

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Urea
  • Urease

Associated data

  • GENBANK/L03307
  • GENBANK/L03308