African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12513

Full Length Research Paper

Isolation and molecular identification of a Serratia strain from domesticated tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) skin infectious site in Yunnan, China

Ai-hua Liu1, Min Shi2, Cai-jun Zhang2, Xiao-jie Li1, Xin Wang1, Pei-qing Shen3, Ma-lin Li4, Fukai Bao2* and Ma-lin Li4*
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kunming Medical University,Kunming 650031, China. 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kunming Medical University,Kunming 650031, China. 3Office of Laboratory Animal Management of Yunnan Province, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650031, China. 4Laboratory of Pharmacology for Naturals Products in Yunnan Province, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650031, China.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 05 March 2010
  •  Published: 05 April 2010

Abstract

In this study, a Serratia strain from an infectious skin site of domesticated tree shrew was isolated and the main characterization of the isolate using a variety of genotypic and phenotypic criteria was determined. The strain was finally identified as Serratia grimesii on the basis of its small subunit ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequence.

 

Key words: Serratia, tree shrew, 16S rRNA gene.

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