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An efficient method for genetic certification of Bacillus subtilis strains, prospective producers of biopreparations

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Genetic certification of commercial strains of bacteria antagonistic to phytopathogenic microorganisms guarantees their unequivocal identification and confirmation of safety. In Russia, unlike EU countries, genetic certification of Bacillus subtilis strains is not used. Based on the previously proposed double digestion selective label (DDSL) fingerprinting, a method for genetic identification and certification of B. subtilis strains was proposed. The method was tested on several strains differing in their physiological and biochemical properties and in the composition of secondary metabolites responsible for the spectrum of antibiotic activity. High resolving power of this approach was shown. Optimal restriction endonucleases (SgsI and Eco32I) were determined and validated. A detailed protocol for genetic certification of this bacterial species was developed. DDSL is a universal method, which may be adapted for genetic identification and certification of other bacterial species. Keywords: genotyping, restriction

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  1. All-Russian State Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals, Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations, St.-Petersburg, Russia

    V. P. Terletsky & V. I. Tyshchenko

  2. All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations, St.-Petersburg, Russia

    I. I. Novikova & I. V. Boikova

  3. All-Russian Research Institute of Meat Cattle Breeding, Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations, Orenburg, Russia

    S. D. Tyulebaev

  4. Chechen State University, Grozny, Russia

    I. Ya. Shakhtamirov

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Original Russian Text © V.P. Terletsky, V.I. Tyshchenko, I.I. Novikova, I.V. Boikova, S.D. Tyulebaev, I.Ya. Shakhtamirov, 2016, published in Mikrobiologiya, 2016, Vol. 85, No. 1, pp. 50–55.

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Terletsky, V.P., Tyshchenko, V.I., Novikova, I.I. et al. An efficient method for genetic certification of Bacillus subtilis strains, prospective producers of biopreparations. Microbiology 85, 71–76 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0026261716010136

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