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TL;DR: It is reported here that a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based DNA fingerprinting method that has been termed arbitrary primer or random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR can distinguish among isolates in a single RFLP class.
Abstract: Clinical isolates of the fungal respiratory and systemic pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum have been placed in several different classes by using genomic restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), but in general have not been distinguished further. We report here that a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based DNA fingerprinting method that has been termed arbitrary primer or random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR can distinguish among isolates in a single RFLP class. In this method, arbitrarily chosen oligonucleotides are used to prime DNA synthesis from genomic sites that they fortuitously match, or almost match, to generate strain-specific arrays of DNA fragments. Each of 29 isolates of RFLP class 2, the group endemic in the American Midwest, was distinguished by using just three arbitrary primers. In contrast, laboratory-derived S and E colony morphology variants of two strains were not distinguished from their R parents by using 18 such primers. Thus, the clinical isolates of H. capsulatum are quite diverse, but their genomes remain stable during laboratory culture. These outcomes suggest new possibilities for epidemiological analysis and studies of fungal populations in infected hosts.

124 citations

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TL;DR: The genetic diversity of Comprehensive Genetic Diversity of Comprehensive Germ plasm collection,volving 192 Jatropha curcas, was studied with 96 ranamplified polymorphicDNA(RAPD) primers.
Abstract: Thegeneticdiversityofacomprehensivegerm- plasmcollectioninvolving� 192� Jatropha curcas� L.�accessionscollectedthroughoutBrazil,�span- ningawidelatitudinalrangefromthestatesof� Maranhao�(1°49'�S,�44°52'�W)�toRioGrandedo� Sul�(29°33'�S,�55°07'�W),�wasstudiedwith�96�ran- domamplifiedpolymorphicDNA�(RAPD)�primers�

124 citations

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TL;DR: The structure of the genetic map is described and the existence of non-Mendelian segregations in linkage analysis as well as the origins of the observed distortions, are discussed.
Abstract: We have undertaken the construction of a Brassica napus genetic map with isozyme (4%), RFLP (26.5%) and RAPD (68%) markers on a 152 lines of a doubled-haploid population. The map covers 1765 cM and comprises 254 markers including three PCR-specific markers and a morphological marker. They are assembled into 19 linkage groups, covering approximatively 71% of the rapeseed genome. Thirty five percent of the studied markers did not segregate according to the expected Mendelian ratio and tended to cluster in eight specific linkage groups. In this paper, the structure of the genetic map is described and the existence of non-Mendelian segregations in linkage analysis as well as the origins of the observed distortions, are discussed. The mapped RFLP loci corresponded to the cDNAs already used to construct B. napus maps. The first results of intraspecific comparative mapping are presented.

123 citations

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TL;DR: A population genetic analysis of gene flow was conducted among 10 Aedes aegypti collections from seven cities along the northeastern coast of Mexico indicating that populations are isolated by distance and that free gene flow occurs among collections within 90-250 km.
Abstract: A population genetic analysis of gene flow was conducted among 10 Aedes aegypti collections from seven cities along the northeastern coast of Mexico. Four collections were made from Monterrey to examine local patterns of gene flow. Markers included 60 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) loci amplified by the polymerase chain reaction and single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of variation in a 387-basepair region of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 from the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Seven mitochondrial haplotypes were detected and phylogenetic analysis identified two well-supported clades. Regression analysis of geographic distances and pairwise FST estimated from RAPD markers indicated that populations are isolated by distance and that free gene flow occurs among collections within 90-250 km. Isolation by distance was not detected using mtDNA haplotypes. The Nuevo Laredo collection had unique RAPD and mtDNA haplotype frequencies and reduced heterozygosity suggesting that few mosquitoes established this population.

123 citations

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TL;DR: Environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae of eight randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprint types from Calcutta, India, that were unusual in containing toxin-coregulated pilus or cholera toxin genes but not O1 or O139 antigens of epidemic strains were studied by PCR and sequencing to gain insights into V. Cholerae evolution.
Abstract: Environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae of eight randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprint types from Calcutta, India, that were unusual in containing toxin-coregulated pilus or cholera toxin genes but not O1 or O139 antigens of epidemic strains were studied by PCR and sequencing to gain insights into V. cholerae evolution. We found that each isolate contained a variant form of the VPI pathogenicity island. Distinguishing features included (i) four new alleles of tcpF (which encodes secreted virulence protein; its exact function is unknown), 20 to 70% divergent (at the protein level) from each other and canonical tcpF; (ii) a new allele of toxT (virulence regulatory gene), 36% divergent (at the protein level) in its 5' half and nearly identical in its 3' half to canonical toxT; (iii) a new tcpA (pilin) gene; and (iv) four variant forms of a regulatory sequence upstream of toxT. Also found were transpositions of an IS903-related element and function-unknown genes to sites in VPI. Cholera toxin (ctx) genes were found in isolates of two RAPD types, in each case embedded in CTXphi-like prophages. Fragments that are inferred to contain only putative repressor, replication, and integration genes were present in two other RAPD types. New possible prophage repressor and replication genes were also identified. Our results show marked genetic diversity in the virulence-associated gene clusters found in some nonepidemic V. cholerae strains, suggest that some of these genes contribute to fitness in nature, and emphasize the potential importance of interstrain gene exchange in the evolution of this species.

123 citations


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20241
2023149
2022309
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2019246