Characterisation of extended-spectrum β-lactamases of the SHV family using a combination of PCR-single strand conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)

  • Chanawong A
  • M'Zali F
  • Heritage J
  • et al.
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Abstract

Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) has been developed to extend the identification of SHV L-lactamases previously characterised by PCR-single strand conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis alone. Eight bacteria, each producing a different SHV L-lactamase, were used in this study. These bacteria harbour bla SHVÀ1 , bla SHVÀ2a , bla SHVÀ3 , bla SHVÀ4 , bla SHVÀ5 (two strains), bla SHVÀ11 and bla SHVÀ12. All isolates were characterised by PCR-SSCP and PCR-RFLP with DdeI and NheI digestion. By a combination of these techniques, the genes encoding these L-lactamases could be differentiated from each other. In addition, the PCR-RFLP technique theoretically can be applied to distinguish the genes encoding SHV-7, SHV-9, SHV-10, SHV-15, SHV-17 and SHV-24 from those encoding other SHV variants. We report a simple PCR-RFLP technique that can be used in epidemiological studies to enable the rapid characterisation of known SHV L-lactamases in a combination with the previously published PCR-SSCP analysis. ß

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Chanawong, A., M’Zali, F. H., Heritage, J., Lulitanond, A., & Hawkey, P. M. (2000). Characterisation of extended-spectrum Î2-lactamases of the SHV family using a combination of PCR-single strand conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). FEMS Microbiology Letters, 184(1), 85–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb08995.x

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