Relationship between subsp. (‘Large-colony’ Strains) and subsp. , as Indicated by Numerical Analysis of One-dimensional SDS-PAGE Protein Patterns Free

Abstract

Twenty-five strains classified as subsp. LC or subsp. have been compared by one-dimensional SDS-PAGE of their cellular proteins. A computerized numerical analysis revealed that the protein patterns of all but two aberrant strains formed one large phenon that separated clearly from representatives of the four other members of the ‘ cluster’ at a similarity level () of 66% and which remained undivided at up to 78% . At higher similarity levels, these strains fell heterogeneously into mixed sub-phenons containing strains of both subspecies. Serological comparisons by immunofluorescence largely confirmed the subspecies designations of the test strains, but also showed that some were serologically intermediate between subsp. and subsp. , being cross-reactive with both. These results confirm and enlarge upon those of our earlier studies indicating the protein-pattern inseparability of subsp. and subsp. LC strains and their distinctiveness from the classical subsp. SC strains and other members of the ‘ cluster’. As also recognized by other workers, subsp. LC and subsp. strains appear to comprise one large group, wherein those most readily identifiable as either type lie at either end of a serological spectrum that also contains serologically cross-reactive strains. Our observations therefore suggest the lines along which the three groups classified at present within the species (SC and LC strains of subsp. subsp. ) might eventually be reclassified, subject to direct genomic comparisons.

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