Biotyping, serotyping and genotyping of aeromonads from environmental and clinical samples

Citation
L. Bonadonna et al., Biotyping, serotyping and genotyping of aeromonads from environmental and clinical samples, WORLD J MIC, 17(7), 2001, pp. 673-676
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology
Journal title
WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09593993 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
673 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-3993(200110)17:7<673:BSAGOA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and biochemical-serological assays were used to characterize environmental and clinical aeromonads. On the bas is of their biochemical characteristics, 31 strains were assigned to one of the recognized groups or species within the Aeromonas genus and 11 differe nt serogroups were detected. Low correlation between molecular and traditio nal typing methods was observed. The results obtained showed that the genom ic analysis performed by PFGE can be a more effective means for distinguish ing between Aeromonas isolates than conventional biochemical methods.