DISCRIMINATION OF EPIDEMIC AND SPORADIC ISOLATES OF ARCOBACTER-BUTZLERI BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-MEDIATED DNA-FINGERPRINTING

Authors
VANDAMME P GIESENDORF BAJ VANBELKUM A PIERARD D LAUWERS S KERSTERS K BUTZLER JP GOOSSENS H QUINT WGV
Citation
P. Vandamme et al., DISCRIMINATION OF EPIDEMIC AND SPORADIC ISOLATES OF ARCOBACTER-BUTZLERI BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-MEDIATED DNA-FINGERPRINTING, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(12), 1993, pp. 3317-3319
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3317 - 3319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:12<3317:DOEASI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
DNA polymorphisms of Arcobacter butzleri outbreak-related strains and Arcobacter reference strains were determined by use of the polymerase chain reaction with primers aimed at repetitive sequences. The epidemi ological relationship among 14 outbreak-related strains was substantia ted, as they showed virtually no genomic variations. Their DNA amplifi cation patterns were, however, clearly different from those of all Arc obacter reference strains studied; each reference strain was character ized by a unique DNA fingerprint.