DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI BY DNA HYBRIDIZATION WITH NONRADIOACTIVE PROBES

被引:16
|
作者
SOLARI, A [1 ]
VENEGAS, J [1 ]
GONZALEZ, E [1 ]
VASQUEZ, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TALCA,FAC RECURSOS NAT,DEPT CIENCIAS BIOL,TALCA 747,CHILE
来源
JOURNAL OF PROTOZOOLOGY | 1991年 / 38卷 / 06期
关键词
BIOTINYLATED PROBES; KINETOPLAST DNA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1991.tb06080.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Total or kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) from 72 isolates and clones of Trypanosoma cruzi as well as from nine related trypanosomatids were analyzed by dot hybridization using nonradioactive kDNA or cloned minicircle fragments as probes. Biotinylated-kDNA probes generated by nick-translation proved reliable for distinguishing Zymodeme 1 and Zymodeme 2bol of T. cruzi parasites. In contrast, digoxigenin-labeled kDNA obtained by random-priming did not distinguish among T. cruzi isolates but did distinguish among New World leishmanias. Cloned minicircle fragments labeled with digoxigenin gave the same results as digoxigenin-labeled kDNA, except for a 10-fold decrease in sensitivity. Digoxigenin-labeled DNA probes proved useful in unambiguously detecting T. cruzi from different geographic regions of America. However, T. rangeli and T. cruzi marinkellei were not distinguished by these probes.
引用
收藏
页码:559 / 565
页数:7
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR-DNA PROBES FOR THE TYPING OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI
    TAKEUCHI, AM
    TRAUBCSEKO, YM
    MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ, 1991, 86 (03): : 307 - 315
  • [2] DNA METHYLATION IN TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI
    ROJAS, MV
    GALANTI, N
    FEBS LETTERS, 1990, 263 (01) : 113 - 116
  • [3] ON THE DNA CONTENT OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI
    KOOY, RF
    ASHALL, F
    VANDERPLOEG, M
    OVERDULVE, JP
    MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY, 1989, 36 (01) : 73 - 76
  • [4] DETECTION OF LEISHMANIA PARASITES BY DNA INSITU HYBRIDIZATION WITH NONRADIOACTIVE PROBES
    VANEYS, GJJM
    SCHOONE, GJ
    LIGTHART, GS
    LAARMAN, JJ
    TERPSTRA, WJ
    ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PARASITENKUNDE-PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH, 1987, 73 (03): : 199 - 202
  • [5] TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI ISOLATES FROM ARGENTINA AND CHILE GROUPED WITH THE AID OF DNA PROBES
    MACINA, RA
    ARAUZO, S
    REYES, MB
    SANCHEZ, DO
    BASOMBRIO, MA
    MONTAMAT, EE
    SOLARI, A
    FRASCH, ACC
    MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY, 1987, 25 (01) : 45 - 53
  • [6] USE OF TOTAL PARASITE DNA PROBES FOR THE DIRECT DETECTION OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI AND TRYPANOSOMA-RANGELI IN DOMICILLIARY RHODNIUS-PROLIXUS
    GREIG, S
    ASHALL, F
    HUDSON, L
    TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 1990, 84 (01) : 59 - 60
  • [7] ELECTROPHORETIC DETECTION OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI PEPTIDASES
    GREIG, S
    ASHALL, F
    MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY, 1990, 39 (01) : 31 - 38
  • [8] THE DETECTION OF PHOSPHONOLIPIDS IN THE PROTOZOAN TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI
    FERGUSON, MAJ
    ALLEN, AK
    SNARY, D
    BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 1982, 207 (01) : 171 - 174
  • [9] SUBSPECIFIC KDNA PROBES FOR MAJOR CLONES OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI
    VEAS, F
    CUNY, G
    BRENIERE, SF
    TIBAYRENC, M
    ACTA TROPICA, 1990, 48 (01) : 79 - 82
  • [10] HIGH CORRELATION BETWEEN ISOZYME CLASSIFICATION AND KINETOPLAST DNA VARIABILITY IN TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI
    TIBAYRENC, M
    AYALA, FJ
    COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE III-SCIENCES DE LA VIE-LIFE SCIENCES, 1987, 304 (04): : 89 - 92