Variable-Number Tandem Repeats as Molecular Markers for Biotypes of Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia spp.

Authors :: Mouton, Laurence
Guang Nong
Preston, James F.
Ebert, Dieter
Source :: Applied & Environmental Microbiology. Jun2007, Vol. 73 Issue 11, p3715-3718. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) have been identified in populations of Pasteuria ramosa, a castrating endobacterium of Daphnia species. The allelic polymorphisms at 14 loci in laboratory and geographically diverse soil samples showed that VNTRs may serve as biomarkers for the genetic characterization of P. ramosa isolates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *DAPHNIA
*MOLECULAR microbiology
*GENETIC polymorphisms
*SOIL testing
*GENE expression
*GENOMES
*GENOMICS
*MICROBIAL genetics
*MICROBIOLOGY

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