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Infect Immun. 1983 May; 40(2): 460-463

Occurrence of plasmid DNA in serologically defined strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.

W C Bradbury, M A Marko, J N Hennessy and J L Penner

ABSTRACT

Forty Campylobacter jejuni and 17 Campylobacter coli strains that constitute the set of reference strains for our serotyping scheme were each examined for the presence of plasmid DNA. Agarose gel electrophoresis of alkaline-extracted DNA showed the occurrence of 29 bands in 11 C. jejuni strains and 40 bands in C. coli strains. Plasmids ranged in size from 1.6 to 70 megadaltons. Most strains that carried plasmids had between 2 and 6 of them; however, one strain had 14 plasmids, and two strains contained only 1 plasmid each. Repeated electrophoresis demonstrated that all plasmid profiles were stable. A different plasmid profile was seen for each of the 19 plasmid-carrying strains, but it was clear that plasmids of the same or similar molecular weight could be found in different strains. On the basis of these findings, we are persuaded that plasmid profiles determined by a rapid procedure for DNA extraction will play a significant role in resolving complexities among strains that are difficult to serotype and could be useful in epidemiological studies in which the implicated isolates are plasmid bearers.

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Infect Immun. 1983 May; 40(2): 460-463

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