Project description:To use whole genome microarrays to compare the differences in genome contents of 5 B. pseudomallei isolated from clinical specimens and environmental sample with B. pseudomallei K96243 reference strain and reveals variable patterns of Genomic Islands (GIs) Keywords: Comparative genomic hybridization DNA microarrays were used to compare genome of clinical and environmental B. pseudomallei isolates with B. pseudomallei K96243 reference strain (B. pseudomallei K96243 vs. B. pseudmallei isolates). Each hybridization was used for comparison between B. pseudomallei K96243 as a reference strain with environmental isolate BP45s, environmental isolate BP28L, clinical isolate H307, clinical isolate P54, clinical isolate P82. Two replicate per array. Multiple hits with 90-99.99 % identity correspond to other locus are replicate of their genes were averaged and analyzed.
Project description:Ground water Arsenic (As) toxicity is a global problem and millions of people are exposed to elevated levels (more than WHO advised maximum limit of 10µg/L) through drinking water. The exposure is associated with various cancerous and non-cancerous diseases. It may alter DNA methylation profiles of inviduals and suppress the activity of various genes giving rise to different diseases. Pakistan, a developing country in South Asian region, also has reported elevated ground water As levels in various investigations since 2005. However, a very limited biomonitoring studies have been conducted in this context while no study reports molecular changes associated with drinking water As exposure in Pakistan. Within this context, the present study aimed to investigate genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of the exposed subjects in two districts of Punjab Province Pakistan, i.e Lahore and Kasur. The population was stratified into three exposure groups comprising Low, Medium and High exposure based on their urinary arsenic levels. Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles were obtained using MeDIP in combination with NimbleGen 2.1M Deluxe Promotor arrays.
