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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Orientia tsutsugamushi based on the groES and groEL genes.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Nov 2013
Arai Satoru, Tabara Kenji, Yamamoto Norishige, Fujita Hiromi, Itagaki Asao, Kon Marina, Satoh Hiroshi, Araki Kazuko, Tanaka-Taya Keiko, Takada Nobuhiro, Yoshikawa Yasuhiro, Ishihara Chiaki, Okabe Nobuhiko, Oishi Kazunori
Abstract excerpt
DNA sequences encoding the GroES and GroEL proteins of Orientia tsutsugamushi were amplified by the PCR and sequenced. Pairwise alignment of full-length groES and groEL gene sequences indicated high sequence similarity (90.4-100% and 90.3-100%) in O. tsutsugamushi, suggesting that these genes are good candidates for the molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of scrub typhus. Comparisons of the 56-kD...
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