Abstract

This study was performed to detect the presence of genomic islands which usually insert in the tRNA genes and other non-coding RNA genes, in this study eight strains of Acinetobacter baumannii (AYE, A457, A14, A424 A473, A92, ACICU, A25) were tested by used of tRIP-(tRNA site Interrogation for Pathogeni city islands, prophases and other GIs)-PCR method. The results of PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis for eight strains of two loci #7, #24 were: the results of #7 loci screening showed that all strains were positive except A. Baumannii A457 strain was negative. While the results of #24 loci showed presence of foreign DNA in A. Baumannii AYE, A457, A14, A424, A473, A92 except the results of (ACICU, A25) was positive.

Keywords:

Acinetobacter baumannii, genomic islands, tRIP-PCR,

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