Oligonucleotides for detecting Salmonella species and detection process using the same

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 5683883
  • Patent Number
    5,683,883
  • Date Filed
    Friday, April 26, 1996
    28 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 4, 1997
    26 years ago
Abstract
Synthetic oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequence contained in the enterotoxin genes of Salmonella species; a method for detecting a bacterial strain of Salmonella species in test specimens by amplifying a region of the genes by PCR using the above oligonucleotides as primers; and a kit for the detection of Salmonella species.
Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to detection of Salmonella species causative of food poisoning in clinical tests or food inspections.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
The specimens tested for food poisoning are collected from the materials in the surroundings of patients, such as patient's excreta or feces, food and wiping materials. Detection and identification of Salmonella species with these specimens conventionally require to perform enrichment culture, confirmation culture and antigen determination (serotyping). The bacteria of Salmonella species are divided into many serotypes, and complete serotyping requires as many as 100 antisera and much experience, thereby making it difficult to carry out the detection of Salmonella species in an ordinary laboratory. Also, each culture step takes 18 to 24 hours, and as a whole it takes about 3 days from enrichment culture to serotyping. Thus, the method described above is poor in rapidity. Furthermore, confirmation culture involves inoculation of bacteria to TSI agar, SIM medium, VP-MR medium and lysine decarboxylation test medium, and subsequent overnight culture at 37.degree. C.; the serotyping needs the use of commercially available set of antisera against O and H antigens; these operations make the detection tedious and costly.
In recent years, DNA probing or hybridization using oligonucleotides has been tried for the detection of bacteria. However, when hybridization of a labeled oligonucleotide probe is carried out on a membrane or on other supports, the sensitivity depends on the number of organisms available for the detection. Therefore, without the above-described cultures as pretreatments, it is difficult to achieve high sensitivity and high selectivity in detecting the bacteria of interest.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide synthetic oligonucleotides used as primers for PCR to amplify the enterotoxin genes specific to Salmonella species.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a simple, rapid and highly sensitive process for detecting the enterotoxin genes specific to Salmonella species for quarantine inspection of food poisoning and clinical laboratory tests for diarrheal patients.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The main feature of the present invention resides in a process of selectively amplifying a DNA sequence contained in an enterotoxin gene of Salmonella species causative of food poisoning by the PCR technique, using oligonucleotide primers chemically synthesized to specifically hybridize with the gene; and then detecting the amplified gene sequence.
According to the present invention, a high selectivity and sensitivity can be achieved in the detection of enterotoxic Salmonella species using the PCR technique.
Because of high sensitivity, the detection of the present invention does not require a large amount of specimens nor complicated pretreatments of specimens. Also, the present method can significantly reduce the time needed for the detection because of short reaction time, simple equipment, and easy operation. Actually, in the examples of the present application, it took only about 3.5 hours for the entire detection, i.e., 3 hours for amplification and 0.5 hours for detection.
By the use of agarose gel electrophoresis and nucleic acid staining with ethidium bromide in the detection of the present invention, a label-free oligonucleotide probe can be used and the length of DNA fragment can be confirmed, thereby making the detection highly reliable.
The present method can detect all the Salmonella species causative of food poisoning, regardless of species and serotypes. Thus, as compared with the method for individually detecting different species and serotypes, the present invention can provide extremely useful reagents and methods for the detection of Salmonella species.
Oligonucleotides
When the stn gene, an enterotoxin gene of Salmonella typhimurium, is targeted, the following oligonucleotide primers that are complementary to the gene are chemically synthesized: Oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 6 and oligonucleotides complementary thereto.
When the inv A gene, another enterotoxin gene of Salmonella typhimurium, is targeted, the following oligonucleotide primers that are complementary to the gene are chemically synthesized: Oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 7 to 9 and oligonucleotides complementary thereto.
Amplification of Gene Sequence by PCR
For amplification of a region of a target gene in the present invention, the PCR developed by Saiki et al. �Science 230, 1350 (1985)! is employed.
Specifically, two oligonucleotide primers that flank a nucleotide sequence of interest, i.e., the enterotoxin genes of Salmonella species in the present invention, are synthesized. One of the oligonucleotide primers selectively hybridizes to the (+)-strand of a target gene, and the other hybridizes to the (-)-strand of the gene. Then, both the oligonucleotides serve as primers of template dependent DNA polymerization. Each of the single strands of the target DNA resulting from heat denaturation of the double stranded DNA in specimens serves as the template. The duplexes formed by the DNA polymerization reaction are then denatured to separate the primer extension products from the templates. Then, the primer extension products themselves serve as the templates for the next DNA polymerization reaction. The cycle of denaturation, primer annealing (hybridization of primers to the template DNAs) and primer extension reaction is repeated until the region flanked by the two primers is amplified to a detectable level.
Specimens applicable to the PCR in the present invention may include clinical samples, such as feces, urine, blood, tissue homogenate, and food samples. A specimen for PCR should be pre-treated to release the nucleic acid components from the bacterial cells present therein. Since PCR can proceed with only several to several tens of nucleic acid molecules, a test solution containing an adequate amount of nucleic acid can be prepared simply by treating a specimen for a short time with a lyric enzyme, a surfactant or an alkali.
The oligonucleotides used as primers in the present invention may be either synthetic or natural, and in view of selectivity, detection sensitivity and reproducibility, their length is not less than 10 bases, preferably not less than 15 bases. It is not necessary to label the primers for detection.
The region to be amplified in a target gene, i.e., the stn gene or the inv A gene of Salmonella species, is 50 to 2000 bp in length, preferably 100 to 1000 bp.
As the agent for polymerization, a thermostable DNA polymerase is used. The sources from which the enzyme is derived are not particularly limited as long as the enzyme retains its activity at temperatures of from 90.degree. to 95.degree. C. The denaturation is carried out at a temperature of from 90.degree. to 95.degree. C.; the primer annealing, from 37.degree. to 65.degree. C.; and the polymerization reaction, from 50.degree. to 75.degree. C. The cycle of denaturation, primer annealing, and polymerization is repeated 20 to 42 times.
The presence or absence and the length of the amplified DNA fragment can be detected by subjecting the reaction solution to agarose gel electrophoresis after the completion of PCR. Other types of electrophoresis and chromatography can also be used for the detection.
The presence of a nucleotide sequence of a Salmonella enterotoxin gene in a specimen indicates that the specimen is positive for the Salmonella species.
In the detection of a target DNA on a membrane or other supports, one of the oligonucleotide primers (SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 9) may be used as a probe. In this case, it is preferable to label the oligonucleotide.
The following examples are offered by way of illustration and are not intended to limit the invention in any manner.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Detection of the stn Gene of Salmonella Species
(Salmonella typhimurium)
�Experiment 1!
Preparation of specimens
The 174 strains of Salmonella species listed in Tables 1-1 to 1-7 were obtained from specimens in food poisoning cases, e.g., diarrheal feces and vomit of patients, and causative food of food poisoning. Each strain was inoculated to a Brain Heart Infusion medium (manufactured by BBL), and subjected to overnight shaking culture at 37.degree. C. under aerobic conditions. Each culture broth was diluted with 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.5 (hereinafter referred to as TE buffer), and heated at 95.degree. C. for 10 minutes, and subjected to centrifugation. The supernatant was used as a specimen.
Synthesis of Primers
As the primers for amplifying the stn gene of Salmonella typhimurium, the oligonucleotide sequences set forth in the Sequence Listing (SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 6) were selected based upon the known nucleotide sequence of the stn gene (Chopra, A. K. et al., Microbial Pathogenesis 16, 85-98(1994)). The oligonucleotide primers were chemically synthesized by the .beta.-cyanoethylphosphoamidite method using a Cyclone Plus DNA synthesizer (manufactured by MilliGen/Bioresearch). The synthesized oligonucleotides were purified by high performance liquid chromatography using a C18 reversed-phase column.
PCR
To 3 .mu.l of the specimen as prepared above, 16.05 .mu.l of sterile distilled water, 3 .mu.l of 10.times. reaction buffer, 4.8 .mu.l of dNTP solution, 1.5 .mu.l each of primer (A) and primer (B), and 0.15 .mu.l of a thermostable DNA polymerase were added to make 30 .mu.l of a reaction mixture. On the reaction mixture, 50 .mu.l of mineral oil (produced by SIGMA) was overlaid.
Reaction Mixture for PCR
10.times. reaction buffer: 500 mM KCl, 100 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.3, 15 mM MgCl.sub.2, 0.1% (w/v) gelatin.
dNTP solution: A mixture of dATP, dCTP, dGTP and dTTP, each having a final concentration of 1.25 mM.
Primers (A) and (B): Aqueous solution of the above-described chemically synthesized and purified oligonucleotides (concentration, 3.75 OD/ml).
The oligonucleotide primers synthesized were used in the following combinations:
______________________________________Primer (A) Primer (B)______________________________________SEQ ID NO:1 SEQ ID NO:4SEQ ID NO:2 SEQ ID NO:5SEQ ID NO:3 SEQ ID NO:6______________________________________
Thermostable DNA polymerase: Taq DNA polymerase (5 unit/ml; produced by Perkin Elmer Cetus).
Reaction conditions
Denaturation: 94.degree. C., 1 minute.
Annealing: 55.degree. C., 1 minute.
Elongation: 72.degree. C., 1 minute.
The cycle of denaturation, primer annealing and elongation (5.7 minutes) was repeated 35 times (entire time, about 3 hours). This procedure was performed using a DNA thermal cycler (produced by Perkin Elmer Cetus) in which the above reaction conditions had been programmed.
Detection
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Agarose gel electrophoresis was employed to detect the amplified DNA.
The reaction mixture after the PCR thermal cycling was applied to a 3% (w/v) agarose gel and separated by electrophoresis at a constant voltage of 100V for 30 minutes. A 0.5 .mu.g/ml ethidium bromide solution was used as a fluorescent dye to detect the DNA bands. Operation procedures and other conditions employed are described by Maniatis et al. (Molecular Cloning, 2nd edition (1989)). In addition to the reaction mixture, a molecular weight marker was also electrophoresed concurrently. The length of the DNA fragment was calculated by comparing the relative mobilities.
Results
The nucleotide sequence of the stn gene of Salmonella typhimurium is known. Since the complementary sequence to part of the hyd G gene, or the hyd H gene), an essential enzyme for Salmonella species, the DNA sequence of the stn gene is thought to be common to all Salmonella species. The length of the nucleotide fragment amplified by PCR using the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention can easily be estimated.
Specifically, when oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 4 are used in combination, the length of the DNA fragment amplified is estimated to be 260 bp. Similarly, the combination of SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 5 and that of SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 6 amplify DNA fragment of 224 bp and that of 264 bp, respectively. When the estimation accorded with the length of the DNA fragment actually amplified, the combination of primers was evaluated to accurately amplify the target nucleotide sequence in the stn gene and marked with "+" as shown in Tables 1-1 to 1-7, whereas the combination of primers that failed to amplify the target nucleotide sequence was marked with "-" in the Tables. As obvious from Tables 1-1 to 1-7, the stn gene was accurately amplified in all the Salmonella species tested.
�Experiment 2!
To determine whether the results obtained in Experiment 1 are specific to Salmonella species having the stn gene, the genes of clinically important enterotoxic bacteria other than Salmonella species were examined with the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention. In particular, differentiation between Salmonella species and Citrobacter species, which is difficult by conventional methods, was carefully examined.
Preparation of Specimens
The test strains are listed in Tables 2-1 to 2-12. The same procedure as used in Experiment 1 was carried out, except for the following changes in conditions: Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Bacteroides flagilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Bifidobacterium adolescentis were cultured at 37.degree. C. under anaerobic conditions, while Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis were cultured in the presence of 3-10% CO.sub.2. Human placenta DNA, at a concentration of 1 .mu.g/ml, was also subjected to PCR in the same manner as above.
Results
The results are shown in Tables 2-1 to 2-12. The combinations of the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention did not amplify any DNA fragments of other bacterial strains than Salmonella species nor human placenta DNA. It is of particular importance that though there were a very few exceptions, the combinations of the primers of the present invention did not amplify DNAs of Citrobacter species, which are closely akin to and hardly differentiated from Salmonella species, with 93% or higher accuracy. It can therefore be concluded that the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention react with the DNAs of Salmonella species with high selectivity, thereby giving a highly reliable results.
The agarose gel electrophoresis used in the above experiments can differentiate DNA fragments which are different in length by 5-10 bp for DNA fragments of not less than 100 bp and by 10-20 for DNA fragments of 100-500 bp. In addition, the use of other gel material such as acrylamide can improve the precision of the measurement of the length of DNA fragment, thereby further increasing the reliability of the specific detection of the stn gene.
Example 2
Detection of the inv A gene of Salmonella species
�Experiment 1!
Preparation of Specimens
The test specimens were prepared as described in Example 1.
Synthesis of Primers
As primers for amplifying the inv A gene of Salmonella species, the oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 7 to 9 set forth in the Sequence Listing were selected based upon the known nucleotide sequence of the inv A gene (Galan, J. E. et al., J. Bacteriol. 174, 4338-4349 (1992)). The oligonucleotide primers were chemically synthesized and purified in the same way as described in Example 1.
PCR
The same procedures and conditions as those in Example 1 were used except that the following combinations of primers were employed:
______________________________________Primer (A) Primer (B)______________________________________SEQ ID NO:7 SEQ ID NO:8SEQ ID NO:7 SEQ ID NO:9______________________________________
Detection
The same procedures as in Example 1 were followed.
Results
The nucleotide sequence of the inv A gene of Salmonella species is known. Therefore, the length of the DNA fragment amplified by PCR using the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention can easily be estimated.
When oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 8 are used in combination, the length of the DNA fragment amplified is estimated to be 378 bp. Similarly, the combination of SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 9 amplifies a DNA fragment of 343 bp.
When the estimation accorded with the length of the DNA fragment actually amplified, the combination of primers was evaluated to accurately amplify the target nucleotide sequence in the inv A gene and marked with "+" as shown in Tables 1-1 to 1-7, whereas the combination of primers that failed to amplify the target nucleotide sequence was marked with "-" in the Tables. As obvious from Tables 1-1 to 1-7, the inv gene was accurately amplified for all the Salmonella species tested.
�Experiment 2!
To determine whether the results obtained in Experiment 1 are specific to Salmonella species having the inv A gene, the genes of clinically important enterotoxic bacteria other than Salmonella species were examined with the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention in the same manner as in Example 1.
The results are shown in Tables 2-1 to 2-12. The combinations of the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention did not amplify any nucleotide fragments derived from other enterotoxic bacterial strains nor other sources. It can therefore be concluded that the oligonucleotide primers of the present invention react with the DNAs of Salmonella species with high selectivity, thereby giving a highly reliable detection results.
While the invention has been described in detail with reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.
TABLE 1-1______________________________________ Primers 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 8 9______________________________________1 Salmonella typhimurium S-1, 56-1 + + + + +2 Salmonella typhimurium S-2, 56-2 + + + + +3 Salmonella typhimurium S-3, 56-3 + + + + +4 Salmonella typhimurium S-4, 56-4 + + + + +5 Salmonella typhimurium S-5, 56-5 + + + + +6 Salmonella typhimurium S-6, 56-7 + + + + +7 Salmonella typhimurium S-7, 56-8 + + + + +8 Salmonella typhimurium S-8, 56-9 + + + + +9 Salmonella typhimurium S-9, 56-11 + + + + +10 Salmonella typhimurium S-10, 56-12 + + + + +11 Salmonella typhimurium S-11, 56-13 + + + + +12 Salmonella typhimurium S-12, 56-17 + + + + +13 Salmonella typhimurium S-13, 56-18 + + + + +14 Salmonella typhimurium S-14, 56-19 + + + + +15 Salmonella typhimurium S-15, 56-20 + + + + +16 Salmonella typhimurium S-16, 56-21 + + + + +17 Salmonella typhimurium S-17, 56-22 + + + + +18 Salmonella typhimurium 5-18, 56-23 + + + + +19 Salmonella typhimurium S-19, 56-25 + + + + +20 Salmonella typhimurium S-20, 56-26 + + + + +21 Salmonella typhimurium S-21, 56-27 + + + + +22 Salmonella typhimurium S-22, 56-30 + + + + +23 Salmonella typhimurium S-23, 56-31 + + + + +24 Salmonella typhimurium S-24, 56-32 + + + + +25 Salmonella havana S-25, 56-44 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 1-2______________________________________ Primers 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 2 + 5 6 8 9______________________________________26 Salmonella oranienberg S-26, 57-1 + + + + +27 Salmonella oranienberg S-27, 57-2 + + + + +28 Salmonella typhimurium S-28, 57-3 + + + + +29 Salmonella typhimurium S-29, 57-4 + + + + +30 Salmonella typhimurium S-30, 57-5 + + + + +31 Salmonella typhimurium S-31, 57-6 + + + + +32 Salmonella typhimurium S-32, 57-7 + + + + +33 Salmonella typhimurium S-33, 57-9 + + + + +34 Salmonella typhimurium S-34, 57-10 + + + + +35 Salmonella typhimurium S-35, 57-11 + + + + +36 Salmonella typhimurium S-36, 57-19 + + + + +37 Salmonella typhimurium S-37, 57-20 + + + + +38 Salmonella london S-38, 58-7 + + + + +39 Salmonella london S-39, 58-8 + + + + +40 Salmonella london S-40, 58-9 + + + + +41 Salmonella senftenberg S-41, 58-27 + + + + +42 Salmonella senftenberg S-42, 58-28 + + + + +43 Salmonella senftenberg S-43, 58-29 + + + + +44 Salmonella blockley S-44, 58-55 + + + + +45 Salmonella blockley S-45, 58-56 + + + + +46 Salmonella blockley S-46, 58-57 + + + + +47 Salmonella agona S-47, 59-1 + + + + +48 Salmonella agona S-48, 59-2 + + + + +49 Salmonella agona S-49, 59-3 + + + + +50 Salmonella infantis S-50, 59-20 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 1-3______________________________________ Primers 7 + + 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 8 9______________________________________51 Salmonella infantis S-51, 59-21 + + + + +52 Salmonella infantis S-52, 59-22 + + + + +53 Salmonella litchfield S-53, 59-25 + + + + +54 Salmonella typhimuriumS-54, 59-26 + + + + +55 Salmonella typhimuriumS-55, 59-27 + + + + +56 Salmonella typhimuriumS-56, 59-28 + + + + +57 Salmonella enteritidis S-57, 59-36 + + + + +58 Salmonella enteritidis S-58, 59-37 + + + + +59 Salmonella enteritidis S-59, 59-38 + + + + +60 Salmonella typhimurium S-60, 59-54 + + + + +61 Salmonella typhimurium S-61, 59-55 + + + + +62 Salmonella typhimurium S-62, 59-56 + + + + +63 Salmonella typhimurium S-63, 59-57 + + + + +64 Salmonella typhimurium S-64, 59-59 + + + + +65 Salmonella typhimurium S-65, 60-5 + + + + +66 Salmonella typhimurium S-66, 60-6 + + + + +67 Salmonella typhimurium S-67, 60-7 + + + + +68 Salmonella typhimurium S-68, 60-13 + + + + +69 Salmonella typhimurium S-69, 61-1 + + + + +70 Salmonella thompson S-70, 61-2 + + + + +71 Salmonella thompson S-71, 61-3 + + + + +72 Salmonella thompson S-72, 61-4 + + + + +73 Salmonella typhimurium S-73, 61-16 + + + + +74 Salmonella thompson S-74, 61-17 + + + + +75 Salmonella thompson S-75, 61-18 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 1-4______________________________________ Primers 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 2 + 5 6 8 9______________________________________76 Salmonella paratyphi B S-76, 61-19 + + + + +77 Salmonella paratyphi B S-77, 61-20 + + + + +78 Salmonella paratyphi B S-78, 61-21 + + + + +79 Salmonella typhimurium S-79, 62-1 + + + + +80 Salmonella typhimurium S-80, 62-2 + + + + +81 Salmonella typhimurium S-81, 62-3 + + + + +82 Salmonella typhimurium S-82, 62-4 + + + + +83 Salmonella typhimurium S-83, 62-5 + + + + +84 Salmonella typhimurium S-84, 62-6 + + + + +85 Salmonella paratyphi B S-85 63-1 + + + + +86 Salmonella paratyphi B S-86, 63-2 + + + + +87 Salmonella paratyphi B S-87, 63-3 + + + + +88 Salmonella typhimurium S-88, 63-6 + + + + +89 Salmonella typhimurium S-89, 63-7 + + + + +90 Salmonella typhimurium S-90, 63-8 + + + + +91 Salmonella typhimurium S-91, 63-9 + + + + +92 Salmonella typhimurium S-92, 89-1 + + + + +93 Salmonella typhimurium S-93, 89-2 + + + + +94 Salmonella thompson S-94, 52-3 + + + + +95 Salmonella thompson S-95, 52-4 + + + + +96 Salmonella enteritidis S-96, 53-1 + + + + +97 Salmonella enteritidis S-97, 53-2 + + + + +98 Salmonella thompson S-99, 53-5 + + + + +99 Salmonella thompson S-100, 53-6 + + + + +100 Salmonella thompson S-101, 53-7 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 1-5______________________________________ Primers 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 2 + 5 6 8 9______________________________________101 Salmonella thompson S-102, 53-20 + + + + +102 Salmonella thompson S-103, 53-21 + + + + +103 Salmonella litchfield S-104, 53-22 + + + + +104 Salmonella litchfield S-105, 53-23 + + + + +105 Salmonella litchfield S-106, 53-24 + + + + +106 Salmonella montevideo S-107, 54-4 + + + + +107 Salmonella litchfield S-108, 54-5 + + + + +108 Salmonella litchfield S-109, 54-6 + + + + +109 Salmonella litchfield S-110, 55-3 + + + + +110 Salmonella litchfield S-111, 55-4 + + + + +111 Salmonella litchfield S-112, 55-6 + + + + +112 Salmonella litchfield S-113, 55-7 + + + + +113 Salmonella litchfield S-114, 55-8 + + + + +114 Salmonella litchfield S-115, 55-12 + + + + +115 Salmonella litchfield S-116, 55-13 + + + + +116 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 12529 + + + + +117 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 13245 + + + + +118 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 14193 + + + + +119 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 14194 + + + + +120 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 14209 + + + + +121 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 14210 + + + + +122 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 14211 + + + + +123 Salmonella typhimurium IFO 14212 + + + + +124 Salmonella enteritidis IFO 3313 + + + + +125 Salmonella gallinarum IFO 3163 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 1-6______________________________________ Primers 2 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 5 6 8 9______________________________________126 Salmonella blockley NIAH 1197 + + + + +127 Salmonella choleraesus NIAH 1198 + + + + +128 Salmonella derby NIAH 1199 + + + + +129 Salmonella give NIAH 1214 + + + + +130 Salmonella heidelberg NIAH 1216 + + + + +131 Salmonella infantis NIAH 1218 + + + + +132 Salmonella montevideo NIAH 1221 + + + + +133 Salmonella thompson NIAH 1230 + + + + +134 Salmonella bongori ATCC 43975 + + + + +135 Salmonella diarizonae ATCC 43973 + + + + +136 Salmonella houtenae ATCC 43974 + + + + +137 Salmonella indica ATCC 43976 + + + + +138 Salmonella salamae ATCC 43972 + + + + +139 Salmonella abaetetuba ATCC 35640 + + + + +140 Salmonella etterbeck ATCC 19128 + + + + +141 Salmonella harmelen ATCC 15783 + + + + +142 Salmonella heerlen ATCC 15792 + + + + +143 Salmonella hilversum ATCC 15784 + + + + +144 Salmonella hoograven ATCC 15786 + + + + +145 Salmonella houten ATCC 29834 + + + + +146 Salmonella kahla ATCC 17980 + + + + +147 Salmonella kitenge ATCC 19126 + + + + +148 Salmonella maarssen ATCC 15793 + + + + +149 Salmonella maartensdijk ATCC 15790 + + + + +150 Salmonella maastricht ATCC 15789 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 1-7______________________________________ Primers 2 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 5 6 8 9______________________________________151 Salmonella menden ATCC 15992 + + + + +152 Salmonella nigili ATCC 19127 + + + + +153 Salmonella potsdam ATCC 25957 + + + + +154 Salmonella putten ATCC 15787 + + + + +155 Salmonella schalkwijk ATCC 15785 + + + + +156 Salmonella sloterdijk ATCC 15791 + + + + +157 Salmonella vellore ATCC 15611 + + + + +158 Salmonella zwickau ATCC 15805 + + + + +159 Salmonella paratyphi C ATCC 13428 + + + + +160 Salmonella paratyphi B ATCC 8759 + + + + +161 Salmonella arizonae ATCC 13314 + + + + +162 Salmonella choleraesuis ATCC 13312 + + + + +163 Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 43971 + + + + +164 Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 13076 + + + + +165 Salmonella newport ATCC 6962 + + + + +166 Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 13311 + + + + +167 Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 19585 + + + + +168 Salmonella arizonae ATCC 29933 + + + + +169 Salmonella diarizonae ATCC 29934 + + + + +170 Salmonella diarizonae ATCC 31241 + + + + +171 Salmonella choleraesuis ATCC 6958 + + + + +172 Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 4931 + + + + +173 Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 31194 + + + + +174 Salmonella gallinarum ATCC 9184 + + + + +______________________________________
TABLE 2-1______________________________________ Primers 1 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 4 5 6 8 9______________________________________1 11. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 6979 - - - - -2 12. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 8090 - - - - -3 13. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 8454 - - - - -4 14. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 10053 - - - - -5 15. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 10787 - - - - -6 16. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 11102 - - + - -7 17. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 11811 - - - - -8 18. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 29219 - - - - -9 19. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 29221 - - - - -10 20. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 29222 + - + - -11 21. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 33128 - - - - -12 22. Citrobacter amalonaticus ATCC 25405 + - - - -13 23. Citrobacter amalonaticus ATCC 25406 + - - - -14 24. Citrobacter amalonaticus ATCC 25407 + - - - -15 25. Citrobacter diversus ATCC 27516 - - - - -16 26. Citrobacter diversus ATCC 29223 - - - - -17 27. Citrobacter diversus ATCC 29224 - - - - -18 44. Citrobacter freundii 51 - - - - -19 45. Citrobacter freundii 52 - - - - -20 46. Citrobacter freundii 53 - - - - -21 47. Citrobacter freundii 54 - - - - -22 48. Citrobacter freundii 55 - - - - -23 49. Citrobacter freundii 56 - - - - -24 50. Citrobacter freundii 57 - - - - -25 51. Citrobacter freundii 58 - - - - -______________________________________
TABLE 2-2______________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9______________________________________26 52. Citrobacter freundii 59 - - - - -27 53. Citrobacter freundii 60 - - - - -28 54. Citrobacter freundii 61 - - - - -29 55. Citrobacter freundii 62 - - - - -30 56. Citrobacter freundii 63 - - - - -31 57. Citrobacter freundii 64 - - - - -32 58. Citrobacter freundii 65 - - - - -33 59. Citrobacter freundii 66 - - - - -34 60. Citrobacter freundii 67 - - - - -35 61. Citrobacter freundii 68 - - - - -36 62. Citrobacter freundii 69 - - - - -37 63. Citrobacter freundii 70 - - - - -38 64. Citrobacter freundii 71 - - - - -39 65. Citrobacter freundii 72 - - - - -40 66. Citrobacter freundii 73 - - - - -41 67. Citrobacter freundii 74 - - - - -42 68. Citrobacter freundii 75 - - - - -43 69. Citrobacter freundii 76 - - - - -44 70. Citrobacter freundii 77 - - - - -45 71. Citrobacter freundii 78 - - - - -46 72. Citrobacter freundii 79 - - - - -47 73. Citrobacter freundii 80 - - - - -48 74. Citrobacter freundii 81 - - - - -49 75. Citrobacter freundii 82 - - - - -50 76. Citrobacter freundii 83 - - - - -______________________________________
TABLE 2-3______________________________________ Primers 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 2 + 5 6 8 9______________________________________51 77. Citrobacter freundii 84 - - - - -52 78. Citrobacter freundii 85 - - - - -53 79. Citrobacter freundii 86 - - - - -54 80. Citrobacter freundii A Moriyama - - - - -55 81. Citrobacter freundii B 1-1 - - - - -56 82. Citrobacter freundii C 2-1 - - - - -57 83. Citrobacter freundii D KD 44-9 - - - - -58 84. Citrobacter freundii E Abdominal - - - - - Lymph (Ozawa)59 85. Citrobacter diversus Nakatsu - - - - -60 86. Citrobacter amalonaticus KD 29-6 - - - - -61 1. V. metschnikovii ATCC7708 (205) - - - - -62 2. V. furnissi ATCC35016 (214) - - - - -63 3. V. mimicus ATCC33653 (216) - - - - -64 4. V. mimicus Lab No.1 (217) - - - - -65 5. V. mimicus Lab No.14 (218) - - - - -66 6. V. fluvialis 59H-165 (268) - - - - -67 7. V. fluvialis 61H-79 (269) - - - - -68 8. V. fluvialis 61H-175 (270) - - - - -69 9. V. fluvialis 61H-178 (272) - - - - -70 10. V. furnissi 61H-180 (273) - - - - -71 11. V. furnissi 61H-212 (274) - - - - -72 12. V. mimicus 60H-39 (275) - - - - -73 13. V. fluvialis 58H-128 (280) - - - - -74 14. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3115 (1) - - - - -75 15. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3264 (9) - - - - -______________________________________
TABLE 2-4______________________________________ Primers 1 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 4 5 6 8 9______________________________________76 16. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3295 (10) - - - - -77 17. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3362 (15) - - + - -78 18. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3465 (25) - - - - -79 19. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3631 (44) - - - - -80 20. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3635 (45) - - - - -81 21. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3694 (50) - - - - -82 22. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3739 (56) - - - - -83 23. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3740 (57) - - - - +84 24. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3741 (58) - - - - -85 25. V. parahaemolyticus AQ3251 (159) - - - - -86 26. V. parahaemolyticus AQ4037 (220) - - - - -87 27. V. parahaemolyticus BG-137 (357) - - - - -88 28. V. parahaemolyticus AT-4 (385) - - - - -89 29. V. parahaemolyticus WP-1 - - - - -90 30. V. cholerae non O1 Lab No.90 (222) - - - - -91 31. V. cholerae non O1 Lab No.91 (223) - - - - -92 32. V. cholerae non O1 Lab No.7 (224) - - - - -93 33. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1254 (225) - - - - -94 34. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1255 (226) - - - - -95 35. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1257 (227) - - - - -96 36. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1259 (228) - - - - -97 37. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1261 (229) - - - - -98 38. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1262 (230) - - - - -99 39. V. cholerae non O1 AQ1266 (231) - - - - -100 40. V. cholerae non O1 - - - - - MDO 1(463:Cholera No.)______________________________________
TABLE 2-5______________________________________ Primers 2 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 5 6 8 9______________________________________101 41. V. cholerae non O1 MDO 14 (475) - - - - -102 42. V. cholerae non O1 MDO 22 (483) - - - - -103 43. V. cholerae non O1 A1 1837 (490) - - - - -104 44. V. cholerae non O1 A1 2118 (494) - - - - -105 45. V. cholerae non O1 MO 1 (527) - - - - -106 46. V. cholerae non O1 MO 7 (533) - - - - -107 47. V. cholerae non O1 VO 1 (575) - - - - -108 48. V. cholerae non O1 VO 11 (585) - - - - -109 49. V. cholerae non O1 VO 36 (610) - - - - -110 50. V. cholerae O1 AQ1011A (1) - - - - -111 51. V. cholerae O1 TT-1 (31) - - - - -112 52. V. cholerae O1 A-2 (93) - - - - -113 53. V. cholerae O1 G-1 (120) - - - - -114 54. V. cholerae O1 J-1 (127) - - - - -115 55. V. cholerae O1 J-3 (128) - - - - -116 56. V. cholerae O1 H-1 (129) - - - - -117 57. V. cholerae O1 Mobara (130) - - - - -118 58. V. cholerae O1 Otokawa (132) - - - - -119 59. V. cholerae O1 KL-2 (133) - - - - -120 60. V. cholerae O1 NAQ 102 (136) - - - - -121 61. V. cholerae O1 NAQ 134 (168) - - - - -122 62. V. cholerae O1 TQ-53 (225) - - - - -123 63. V. cholerae O1 TQ-96 (268) - - - - -124 64. V. cholerae O1 MM-2 (339) - - - - -125 65. V. cholerae O1 BT-1 (422) - - - - -______________________________________
TABLE 2-6__________________________________________________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9__________________________________________________________________________126 66. V. cholerae O1 BT-3 (424) - - - - -127 28. Escherichia coli JCM 1649 - - - - -128 29. Escherichia coli ATCC 23985 - - - - -129 30. Escherichia coli ATCC 31618 - - - - -130 31. Escherichia coli ATCC 43886 - - - - -131 32. Escherichia coli ATCC 43837 - - - - -132 33. Escherichia coli ATCC 43889 - - - - -133 34. Escherichia coli ATCC 43890 - - - - -134 35. Escherichia coli ATCC 43892 - - - - -135 36. Escherichia coli ATCC 43896 - - - - -136 75. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.1 VT1 - - - - +137 76. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.2 VT2 - - - - +138 77. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.3 VT1, VT2 - - - - -139 78. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.4 VT1, VT2 - - - - -140 79. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.7 VT1, VT2 - - - - -141 80. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.12 VT2vp - - - - -142 81. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.15 VT1, VT2vhb - - - - -143 82. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.20 VT1, VT2 - - - - -144 83. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.32 VT1, VT2 - - - - +145 84. Escherichia coli(VTEC) No.42 VT1, VT2vh - - - - -146 85. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.3 STh - - - - -147 86. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.8 LT, STh - - - - -148 87. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.9 LT, STp - - - - -149 88. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.17 LT - - - - -150 89. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.47 STp - - - - +__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 2-7______________________________________ Primers 2 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 4 5 6 8 9______________________________________151 90. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.58 - - - - - LT, STh152 91. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.67 - - - - - LT153 92. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.81 - - - - - STh154 93. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.168 - - - - - LT, STp155 94. Escherichia coli(ETEC) No.196 - - - - - LT, STp156 95. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.416 - - - - +157 96. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.417 - - - - -158 97. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.418 - - - - +159 98. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.420 - - - - -160 99. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.422 - - - - -161 100. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.423 - - - - -162 101. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.42. - - - - -163 102. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.427 - - - - -164 103. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.428 - - - - +165 104. Escherichia coli(EIEC) No.433 - - - - -166 72. Proteus vulgaris ATCC 27972 - - - - -167 73. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 7002 - - - - -168 74. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 8259 - - - - -169 75. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 10005 - - - - -170 76. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 12453 - - - - -171 77. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 15146 - - - - -172 78. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 25933 - - - - -173 79. Proteus mirabilis ATCC 29245 - - - - -174 80. Hafnia alvei JCM 1666 - - - - -175 81. Providencia rettgeri ATCC 25932 - - - - -______________________________________
TABLE 2-8______________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9______________________________________176 49. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 4209177 50. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 10031178 51. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 13882179 52. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 13883180 53. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 23357181 54. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 27736182 55. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 29995183 56. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 33495184 57. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - pneumoniae 35555185 58. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - oxytoca 12833186 59. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - oxytoca 13128187 60. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - oxytoca 15764188 61. Klebsiella ATCC - - - - - oxytoca 33496189 37 Shigella ATCC - - - - - dysenteriae 9361190 38 Shigella ATCC - - - - - dysenteriae 29027191 39 Shigella ATCC - - - - - dysenteriae 29028192 40 Shigella ATCC - - - - - flexneri 9199193 41 Shigella ATCC - - - - - flexneri 11836194 42 Shigella ATCC - - - - - flexneri 25875195 43 Shigella ATCC - - - - - boydii 8702196 44 Shigella ATCC - - - - - boydii 9207197 45 Shigella ATCC - - - - - boydii 9210198 46 Shigella ATCC - - - - - sonnei 9290199 47 Shigella ATCC - - - - - sonnei 11060200 48 Shigella ATCC - - - - - sonnei 29029______________________________________
TABLE 2-9______________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9______________________________________201 62. Yersinia ATCC - - - - - enterocolitica 9610202 63. Enterobacter JCM - - - - - cloacae 1232203 64. Serratia JCM - - - - - marcescens 1239204 65. Serratia JCM - - - - - liquefaciens 1245205 66. Edwardsiella JCM - - - - - tarda 1656206 67. Morganella JCM - - - - - morganii 1672207 68. Providencia ATCC - - - - - reugeri 29944208 69. Providencia ATCC - - - - + stuartii 29914209 70. Proteus JCM - - - - - vulgaris 1668210 71. Proteus ATCC - - - - - mirabilis 29906211 67. Shigella ATCC - - - - - dysenteriae 11456a212 68. Shigella ATCC - - - - + dysenteriae 13113213 69. Shigella ATCC - - + - - flexneri 9748214 70. Shigella ATCC - - + - + flexneri 9204215 71. Shigella ATCC - - - - + boydii 8704216 72. Shigella ATCC - - - - + boydii 29928217 73. Shigella ATCC - - - - + sonnei 29930218 74. Shigella ATCC - - - - - sonnei 25931219 1. Yersinia 1 - - - - - enterocolitica220 2. Yersinia 2 - - - - - enterocolitica221 3. Yersinia 3 - - - - - enterocolitica222 4. Yersinia 4 - - - - - enterocolitica223 5. Yersinia 5 - - - - - enterocolitica224 6. Yersinia 6 - - - - - enterocolitica225 7. Yersinia 7 - - - - - enterocolitica______________________________________
TABLE 2-10______________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9______________________________________226 8. Yersinin 8 - - - - - enterocolitica227 9. Yersinia 9 - - - - - enterocolitica228 10. Yersinia 10 - - - - - enterocolitica229 11. Yersinia 11 - - - - - enterocolitica230 12. Yersinia 12 - - - - - enterocolitica231 13. Yersinia 13 - - - - - enterocolitica232 14. Yersinia 14 - - - - - enterocolitica233 15. Yersinia 15 - - - - - enterocolitica234 16. Yersinia 16 - - - - - enterocolitica235 17. Yersinia 17 - - - - - enterocolitica236 18. Yersinia 18 - - - - - enterocolitica237 19. Yersinia 19 - - - - - enterocolitica238 20. Yersinia 20 - - - - - enterocolitica239 21. Yersinia 21 - - - - - enterocolitica240 22. Yersinia 22 - - - - - enterocolitica241 23. Yersinia 23 - - - - - enterocolitica242 24. Yersinia 24 - - - - - enterocolitica243 25. Yersinia 25 - - - - - enterocolitica244 26. Yersinia 26 - - - - - enterocolitica245 27. Yersinia 27 - - - - - enterocolitica246 28. Yersinia 28 - - - - - enterocolitica247 29. Yersinia 29 - - - - - enterocolitica248 30. Yersinia 30 - - - - - enterocolitica249 31. Klebiella 1 - - - - - pneumoniae250 32. Klebiella 2 - - - - - pneumoniae______________________________________
TABLE 2-11__________________________________________________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9__________________________________________________________________________251 33. Klebsiella pneumoniae 3 - - - - -252 34. Klebsiella pneumoniae 4 - - - - -253 35. Klebsiella pneumoniae 5 - - - - -254 36. Klebsiella pneumoniae 6 KD 29-4 - - - - -255 37. Klebsiella pneumoniae 7 KDC 33-8 - - - - -256 38. Klebsiella pneumoniae 8 KD 38-3 - - - - -257 39. Klebsiella oxytoca 1 KD 14-6 - - - - -258 40. Klebsiella oxytoca 2 KD 43-3 - - - - -259 41. Klebsiella ozaenae 1 KD 38-1 - - - - -260 42. Klebsiella oxaenae 2 Abdominal Lymph - - - - - (Ozawa)261 43. Klebsiella ornithinolytica KDB 35-8 - - - - -262 1. Bucillus cereus - - - - -263 2. Bucillus subtilis - - - - -264 3. Staphylococcus aureus - - - - -265 4. Staphylococcus epidermidis - - - - -266 5. Clostridium perfringens - - - - -267 6. Vibrio cholerae - - - - -268 7. Vibrio cholerae type Ogawa - - - - -269 8. Vibrio cholerae type Inaba - - - - -270 9. Vibrio fluvialis - - - - -271 10. Campylobacter jejuni - - - - -272 11. Campylobacter coli - - - - -273 12. Escherichia coli - - - - -274 13. Yersinia enterocolitica - - - - -275 14. Shigella dysenteriae - - - - -__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 2-12______________________________________ Primers 1 + 4 2 + 5 3 + 6 7 + 8 7 + 9______________________________________276 15. Shigella flexneri - - - - -277 16. Shigella sonnei - - - - -278 17. Bacteroides fragilis - - - - -279 18. Bacteroides vulgatus - - - - -280 19. Enterococcus faecalis - - - - -281 20. Klebsiella pneumoniae - - - - -282 21. Proteus vulgaris - - - - -283 22. Citrobacter freundii - - - - -284 23. Streptococcus pyogenes - - - - -285 24. Streptococcus - - - - - pneumoniae286 25. Haemophilus influemzae - - - - -287 26. Proteus mirabillis - - - - -288 27. Neisseria gonorrhoeae - - - - -289 28. Neisseria meningitidis - - - - -290 29. Listeria monocytogenes - - - - -291 30. Lactobacillus acidophilus - - - - -292 31. Bifidobacterium - - - - - adlescentis293 32. Fusobacterium - - - - - nucleatum294 33. Propionibacterium - - - - - aeruginosa295 34. Veillonalla atypica - - - - -296 35. Pseudomonas aeruginasa - - - - -297 36. Corynebacterium - - - - - diphtheriae298 37. Peptostreptococcus - - - - - anaerobius299 38. Human placental DNA - - - - -______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________SEQUENCE LISTING(1) GENERAL INFORMATION:(iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 9(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 21 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:CTTTGGTCGTAAAATAAGGCG21(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:GAATCTCTCTGCTTTGGGCA20(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 21 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:AGCTTTGGTCGTAAAATAAGG21(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:TGCCCAAAGCAGAGAGATTC20(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:CAAAGGGCTGGCGAAATACT20(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:GATGCCCAAAGCAGAGAGAT20(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:GGGTCGTTCTACATTGACAG20(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:TTCCCTTTCCAGTACGCTTC20(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs(B) TYPE: nucleic acid(C) STRANDEDNESS: single(D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: genomic DNA(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:(A) ORGANISM: Salmonella typhimurium(ix) FEATURE:(C) IDENTIFICATION METHOD: S(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:CATCCGCATCAATAATACCG20__________________________________________________________________________
Claims
  • 1. A synthetic oligonucleotide consisting of a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 9.
  • 2. A synthetic oligonucleotide consisting of a fully complementary sequence to the synthetic oligonucleotide of claim 1.
  • 3. The synthetic oligonucleotide according to claim 1, wherein the oligonucleotide is labelled.
  • 4. The synthetic oligonucleotide according to claim 2, wherein the oligonucleotide is labelled.
  • 5. A primer composition comprising a synthetic oligonucleotide of claim 1 and a suitable carrier therefor.
  • 6. A primer composition comprising a synthetic oligonucleotide of claim 2 and a suitable carrier therefor.
  • 7. The primer composition of claim 5, comprising a mixture of oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 4.
  • 8. The primer composition of claim 5, comprising a mixture of oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 2 and 5.
  • 9. The primer composition of claim 5, comprising a mixture of oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 6.
  • 10. The primer composition of claim 5, comprising a mixture of oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 7 and 8.
  • 11. The primer composition of claim 5, comprising a mixture of oligonucleotides of SEQ ID NOS: 7 and 9.
  • 12. A method for detecting Salmonella species by selectively amplifying a target gene by PCR, comprising
  • (1) hybridizing an oligonucleotide primer to a single-stranded target DNA in a specimen and carrying out a primer extension reaction using the single-stranded target DNA as a template to give a primer extension product,
  • (2) denaturing the resulting DNA duplex to separate the primer extension product from the template, the primer extension product functioning as another template for another primer,
  • (3) repeating a cycle of simultaneous primer extension reaction with two primers, separation of primer extension products from templates, and hybridization of primers to amplify a region of the target DNA, in the steps from (1) to (3), said primers being selected from the group consisting of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 4, and
  • (4) detecting the amplified nucleotide sequence to determine whether enterotoxic bacteria of Salmonella species are present in the specimen.
  • 13. A kit for detection of Salmonella species, comprising at least a pair of primers selected from the group consisting of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 4, a thermostable DNA polymerase, and dNTP solutions.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
7-105192 Apr 1995 JPX
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Number Name Date Kind
5089386 Stackebrandt et al. Feb 1992
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