Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Feb;84(2):250-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.09-0601.
This study was conducted to determine which genotypes were present in southwestern Korea. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis targeting the Orientia tsutsugamushi-specific 56-kDa protein gene was performed with samples of blood and eschar. Of the 69 PCR-positive samples, 61 clustered with the Boryong previously isolated in Korea. CUH 4-6 had sequence homology of 100% with Kato, and CUH 4-3 had homology of 99.8% with Kato and formed the Kato cluster. CUH 4-57, CUH 4-31, CUH 4-142, and CUH 4-324 formed a Kawasaki cluster. CUH 4-271 had sequence homology of 100% with Jecheon and formed a Karp cluster. CUH 4-117 had homology of 99.8% with Neimeng-65, and Gilliam cluster. The most common genotype of O. tsutsugamushi in the southwestern part of Korea is the Boryong genotype. We also identified O. tsutsugamushi of the Kato, Neimeng-65 and Kawasaki genotypes, which had not been identified before in Korea.
本研究旨在确定韩国西南部存在哪些基因型。使用血液和焦痂样本,通过巢式聚合酶链反应(PCR)和针对恙虫东方体特异性 56kDa 蛋白基因的 DNA 序列分析进行了研究。在 69 个 PCR 阳性样本中,有 61 个与韩国先前分离的 Boryong 聚类。CUH 4-6 与 Kato 的序列同源性为 100%,而 CUH 4-3 与 Kato 的同源性为 99.8%,并形成了 Kato 聚类。CUH 4-57、CUH 4-31、CUH 4-142 和 CUH 4-324 形成了 Kawasaki 聚类。CUH 4-271 与 Jecheon 的序列同源性为 100%,形成了 Karp 聚类。CUH 4-117 与 Neimeng-65 和 Gilliam 聚类的同源性为 99.8%。韩国西南部最常见的恙虫东方体基因型是 Boryong 基因型。我们还鉴定了以前在韩国未鉴定到的 Kato、Neimeng-65 和 Kawasaki 基因型的恙虫东方体。