Table 3.
Sequence polymorphisms in the BAS3321 gene (2,256 bp, encoding glycosyltransferase) of the anthrose operon
|
B. anthracis straina |
Polymorphism (amino acid) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C→T | C→T | C→T | A→T | |
| Sterne | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ACG 1152 (T) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
| A1055 | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ACG 1152 (T) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
| KrugerB | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ATG 1152 (M) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 ATA 1935 (I) |
| A0442 | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ATG 1152 (M) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 ATA 1935 (I) |
| A0465 | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ATG 1152 (M) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
| CNEVA-9066 | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ATG 1152 (M) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
| Zimbabwe | 892 CAA 894 (Q) | 1150 ATG 1152 (M) | 1351 ACC 1353 (T) | 1933 ATA 1935 (I) |
| Mali | 892 TAA 894 (stop) | 1150 ACG 1152 (T) | 1351 ATC 1353 (I) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
| Chad (13x) | 892 TAA 894 (stop) | 1150 ACG 1152 (T) | 1351 ATC 1353 (I) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
| Cameroon (6x) | 892 TAA 894 (stop) | 1150 ACG 1152 (T) | 1351 ATC 1353 (I) | 1933 AAA 1935 (K) |
a
The B. anthracis strains from Zimbabwe, Mali, Chad, and Cameroon were isolated from cattle carcasses. The B. anthracis strains Sterne, A1055, KrugerB, A0442, A0465, and CNEVA-9066 are representative hits from sequence comparisons using the BLAST program (http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi).