Partial retrotransposon-like DNA sequence in the genomic clone of Aspergillus flavus, pAF28
2003
Okubara, Patricia A. | Tibbot, Brian K. | Tarun, Alice S. | McAlpin, Cesaria E. | Hua, Sui-Sheng T.
A genomic clone of the aflatoxin-producing fungus Aspergillus flavus, designated pAF28, has been used as a probe for Southern blot fingerprinting of fungal strains. A large number of A. flavus strains isolated from corn fields and tree-nut orchards can be distinguished because the DNA fingerprint patterns are highly polymorphic. We have completed the sequencing of a 6355 bp insert in pAF28. The sequence features motifs and open reading frames characteristic of transposable elements of the gypsy class. We have named this new element AfRTL-1, for A. flavus retrotransposon-like DNA.
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