Protocols used for MLST of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Genes
The Y. pseudotuberculosis MLST scheme uses internal fragments of the following seven house-keeping genes:
adk (adenylate kinase)
argA (N-acetylglutamate synthase)
aroA (3-phosphoshikimate-1-carboxylvinyltransferase)
glnA (glutamine synthase)
thrA (aspartokinase I/homoserine dehydrogenase I)
tmk (thymidylate kinase)
trpE (anthranilate synthase component I)
PCR Amplification
The primer pairs we use for the PCR amplification of internal fragments of these genes are:
Gene |
Primer pair sequences |
Product length |
adk |
P1 F 5'-ATGCGTATCATTCTGCTGGG-3'
P2 R 5'-CCGAGAATAGTCGCCAGTTC-3'
|
641 bp |
argA |
P1 F 5'-GGATTTCGCCACTCAGTTCC-3'
P2 R 5'-ATCAGTCACCCCTTGTGATG-3'
|
615 bp |
aroA |
P3 F 5'-AGCGGCCAATTGGCCATTTG-3'
P4 R 5'-CACATCGCCATACGGTGGTC-3'
|
802 bp |
glnA |
P1 F 5'-GCTGACTTCTTCGAAGAAGG-3'
P2 R 5'-GACATATGGCAGTGCATACC-3'
|
701 bp |
thrA |
P3 F 5'-CGTCTTTGCGGTGATGTCG-3'
P2 R 5'-GTTGGTGTCATACAAGAATTTACG-3'
|
823 bp |
tmk |
P3 F 5'-TATTGAAGGGCTTGAAGGGG-3'
P4 R 5'-TGATTGGTCAGCCACTGAGC-3'
|
606 bp |
trpE |
P3 F 5'-CACCAGTTACAACAAGCGCC-3'
P4 R 5'-GTATCCAAATCACCGTGAGC-3'
|
743 bp |
An annealing temperature of 55° C is fine for all genes.
Sequencing
adk_S1: F 5'-TGGAGAAATACGGCATTCCG-3'
adk_S2: R 5'-ACATTACGGGTTCCGTCCAG-3'
argA_S3: F 5'-CAAGACATTTGTTGTCATGC-3'
argA_S4: R 5'-ATGGCTAACTGAGTTGCAAC-3'
aroA_S3: F 5'-TGCACAGATCGATTATCTGG-3'
aroA_S2: R 5'-ATGGTCATTGCAGCATCAGG-3'
glnA_S1: F 5'-TTTGATGGCTCCTCGATTGGTG-3'
glnA_S2: R 5'-TTGGTCATGGTATTGAAGCG-3'
thrA_S1: F 5'-GATGTGATGGAACATCTGGC-3'
thrA_S2: R 5'-GTCACCACATGGAAGCCATC-3'
tmk_S5: F 5'-GGCCCAAGGGATTAACGATAT-3'
tmk_S2: R 5'-AATGGGTTGGGAGGCATCAAT-3'
trpE_S1: F 5'-CCAGAGATGGCGTTACAGTG-3'
trpE_S4: R 5'-TAGCCCACTGCACCGCCGTA-3'
Allele template
Allelic profile of Y. pseudotuberculosis strain SP93422.
adk (389 bp):
AAAGCAGGTTCTGAGTTAGGTCTGAAAGCAAAAGAAATTATGGATGCGGGCAAGTTGGTGACTGATGAGTTAGTTATCGCAT
TAGTCAAAGAACGTATCACACAGGAAGATTGCCGCGATGGTTTTCTGTTAGACGGGTTCCCGCGTACCATTCCTCAGGCAGAT
GCCATGAAAGAAGCCGGTATCAAAGTTGATTATGTGCTGGAGTTTGATGTTCCAGACGAGCTGATTGTTGAGCGCATTGTCGG
CCGTCGGGTACATGCTGCTTCAGGCCGTGTTTATCACGTTAAATTCAACCCACCTAAAGTTGAAGATAAAGATGATGTTACCG
GTGAAGAGCTGACTATTCGTAAAGATGATCAGGAAGCGACTGTCCGTAAGCGTCTTAT
argA (361 bp):
CTAGTATCGTCAACGATATAGGCTTATTACATAGCCTTGGGATCAGATTAGTCGTGGTATACGGTGCCCGACCACAGATTGAC
AGTAATCTGGCAGATCATAACTACGAACCTATTTATCATAAACATACCCGAGTGACTGACGCCCGGACTCTGGAGATGGTCA
AGCAAGCGGCCGGTTTATTACAACTGGATATCACGGCCAGGCTTTCAATGAGTTTGAACAACACCCCACTGCAAGGTGCTCAT
ATCAACGTAGTTAGCGGTAACTTTATCATTGCTCAACCGCTAGGTGTGGATGATGGTGTTGATTATTGCCATAGCGGGCGTATC
CGGCGCATTGATGAAGAAGCTATTCATCG
aroA (357 bp):
TTGATGGGCGTGTCTCTAGCCAGTTCCTGACTGCTTTATTGATGACCGCCCCGCTGGCGGAGCAAGATACGACTATTCGGATT
TGGGTGATCTGGTTTCCAAACCTTATATCGATATTACTCTGCACTTGATGAAAGCATTTGGTATTGACGTGGGGCATGAGAAC
TACCAAATTTTCCACATCAAAGGGGGTCAGACCTACCGCTCACCAGGGACTTATTTGGTTGAGGGCGATGCCTCGTCGGCTTC
CTACTTCTTAGCGGCTGCGGCTATTAAGGGGGGAACAGTGCGTGTCACTGGTATTGGCAAGAAAAGTGTACAGGGCGACACT
AAATTTGCCGATGTGTTGGAAAAAA
glnA (338 bp):
CACTGATTATCCGTTGTGACATTCTTGAGCCAGGCACCATGCAGGGCTATGACCGCGATCCACGTTCTATCTCCAAACGTG
TGAAGACTTCCTGAAATCTTCAGGTATCGCTGATACCGTGTTGTTCGGGCCAGAACCAGAATTCTTCCTGTTTGACGATATC
CGTTTTGGTAGCAGCATCAATGGGTCACACGTATCCATCGATGACGTCGAAGGCGCATGGAACTCCAGCACCAAATACGA
AGGCGGCAACAAAGGCCACCGTCCTGCAGTAAAAGGCGGTTACTTCCCTGTTCCTCCGGTCGACTCTGCACAAGACCTCC
GTTCTGCCATGTGT
thrA (342 bp):
TCAATATTATTGCTATCGCTCAAGGCTCGTCTGAGCGCTCTATTTCTGTGGTTGTCAATAATGATGCGGTCACTACCGGGGTGC
AGTTTGCCACCAGATGCTGTTTAACACGGATCAAGTCATTGAGGTGTTTGTCATTGGCGTGGGTGGTGTGGGGGGCGCATTAA
TCGAACAAATCTATCGCCAGCAACCGTGGTTGAAACAGCGTCATATCGATTTACGTGTTTGTGGTATCGCGAATTCCAAAGCC
ATGTTGACCAACGTGCATGGCATTGCATTAGATAACTGGCGTCAGGAACTGGCTGAAGTTCAGGAGCCGTTTAACCTGAGCC
GCTTGATCC
tmk (375 bp):
AAAACTGCGTGATTTGATTAAGCAAGGTATTGACGGTGAGGTCCTGACGGATAAAGCCGAGGTATTAATGCTGTATGCCG
CCAGGGTGCAATTAGTAGAAAATGTCATCAAGCCAGCACTGGCGCGTGGCAGTTGGGTTGTGGGTGACCGCCATGATTTG
TCATCACAGGCATATCAGGGCGGGGGGCGAGGGATTGACAGCCAACTGATGGCCTCGTTACGTGACACGGTGTTAGGCG
AATTCCGGCCAGACCTGACCTTATATTTGGATCTGCCACCGGCTGTGGGCTTGGCGCGCGCGCGCGCGCGCGGTGAATTGG
ACCGTATCGAACAAGAGTCACTGGCGTTTTTTGAGCGAACCCGCGCACGTTACCT
trpE (465 bp):
CCATCCCGCCGTTTTACGCTGCCCTGCCCATCACCGCTGGCGGCCTATCAGACACTGAAAGACCATAATCCCAGCCCCTAC
ATGTTTTTCATGCAAGACAATGATTTTTCTCTGTTTGGCGCATCACCTGAAAGCGCACTGAAATACGATGCCAGCAACCGT
CAAATTGAGATTTACCCGATTGCGGGTACTCGTCCACGCGGTCGTCGTCCTAATGGAGAACTCGATCGTGATTTAGACAG
CCGTATCGAGTTGGAAATGCGTACTGACCATAAAGAGATGGCAGAACATTTAATGTTGGTGGATCTGGCTCGTAACGATC
TGGCACGTATTTGCGAACCCGGTAGCCGCTATGTTGCAGATTTAACCAAAGTTGACCGTTACTCTTTTGTCATGCATCTGG
TGTCCCGCGTGATTGGCACTCTGCGTCAAGATTTAGATGTGCTGCATGCTTATCAAGCGTGT