Molecular characterization of Drosophila C virus isolates
Molecular characterization of Drosophila C virus isolates
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DOI:
10.1006/jipa.1998.4830
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发表时间:
1999-05-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Christian, PD
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作者:
Johnson, KN;Christian, PD
Reverse transcription coupled with polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis was used to characterize 12 Drosophila C virus isolates from geographically different regions. A 1.2-kb fragment was amplified from cDNA and profiles from digestion with 20 restriction enzymes were generated. Analysis of the restriction fragment data gave estimates of nucleotide divergence of 0-10% between isolates. The isolates were grouped on the basis of genetic distance estimates derived from the restriction data. For the isolates from which a single genotype could be purified, a geographical pattern in the distribution of viral genotypes was identified. The 4 Moroccan isolates were very closely related to each other, differing in only 1 restriction profile. The 2 Australian isolates were each other's closest relatives, as were the 2 isolates first recovered in France. The PCR-RFLP technique used in this study has provided us with a simple procedure which can be used to characterize DCV isolates. A single enzyme, Tag I, generated 5 distinct and diagnostic restriction fragment patterns, which allowed easy assignment of isolates to one of the five viral genotypes identified in this study. (C) 1999 Academic Press.