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- Title
Molecular characterization of virulence genes cctA, nanA, and fliC in Clostridium chauvoei from Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo State, Brazil.
- Authors
Ziech, Rosangela Estel; Farias, Luana D'Avila; Ardisson-Araújo, Daniel Mendes Pereira; de Camargo, Gregório Miguel Ferreira; Frey, Joachim; de Vargas, Agueda Castagna
- Abstract
Clostridium chauvoei toxin A (CctA), neuraminidase (NanA), and flagellin (FliC) proteins contribute to the pathogenicity of Clostridium chauvoei, the causative agent of blackleg in cattle. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic variability of cctA, nanA, and fliC genes in C. chauvoei isolates from the Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo state-Brazil, during different sampling periods. The presence of these genes was verified through PCR amplification and partial gene sequencing of 17 strains. Alignment of PCR amplicons combined with bioinformatics analysis was used in an attempt to study the variability across C. chauvoei solates. The similarity among the partial sequences of cctA and nanA genes was 100%. The sequencing of fliC revealed three different paralog alleles of flagellin, and two strains were seen to be polymorphic, with amino acid alterations in the predicted protein. Overall, this study indicates that strains of C. chauvoei isolated in Brazil are highly conserved with respect to the virulence factors evaluated.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RIO Grande (Colo.-Mexico &; Tex.); CLOSTRIDIUM; GENE amplification; GENES; CLOSTRIDIUM perfringens; AMINO acids; ALLELES
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2019, Vol 49, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20181006