Table 3.
PCR amplification results of five “unique” biotype 3 genes in S. algae and V. vulnificus isolates.
| Locus tag a | Gene function | V. vulnificus isolates b | S. algae isolates | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yb82BT1 | v252BT1 | yb1 BT3 | v247BT3 | v209BT2 | v212BT2 | Sh-4 | Sh-6 | Sh-9 | RD-4 | ||
| 5128c | ParE toxin protein | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 5127c | ParD protein (antitoxin to ParE) | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 2770c | Transcriptional regulator | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − |
| 3563c | Transcriptional regulator | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 5118 | Putative site−specific recombinase | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
a
Locus taq in VVyb1(BT3) genome.
b
BT1, BT2, and BT3—biotypes 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
c
Amplification products were checked for sequence similarity.