Sequence diversity of the 60-kilodalton protein and of a putative 15-kilodalton protein between the trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum biovars of Chlamydia trachomatis

Infect Immun. 1991 Mar;59(3):1196-201. doi: 10.1128/iai.59.3.1196-1201.1991.

Abstract

DNA from Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L3, C, and E corresponding to the open reading frames of the 60-kDa protein and of a putative 15-kDa protein was sequenced. The open reading frames coding for the 60-kDa protein had 1,641 bp in the three serovars. Compared with the L3 serovar, there were 9 and 11 amino acid changes in the C and E serovars, respectively. The open reading frames corresponding to the putative 15-kDa protein had 450, 456, and 453 bp for the L3, C, and E serovars, respectively. When compared with the L3 serovar, the C and E serovars had 14 and 16 amino acid differences, respectively.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Genetic Variation
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum / microbiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Trachoma / microbiology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • 15K protein, Chlamydia trachomatis
  • protein 60K, Chlamydia trachomatis

Associated data

  • GENBANK/X54388
  • GENBANK/X54389
  • GENBANK/X54390