Nucleotide sequences of four variants of the K88 gene of porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

AUTOR(ES)

Dykes, C W

RESUMO

The nucleotide sequences of four variants of the Escherichia coli K88 antigen gene, K88ab1, K88ab2, K88ac, and K88ad, have been determined. The K88ab2 and K88ac sequences have not been reported previously. The K88ab1 sequence is very similar to that determined by other workers, but the K88ad sequence differs considerably from that described in a previous report. Comparison of the amino acid sequences inferred from the gene sequences revealed certain clusters of amino acid substitutions which have been correlated with areas of potential antigenicity in the mature proteins.

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