Evaluation of ribotyping as epidemiologic tool for typing Escherichia coli serogroup O157 isolates

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作者
Martin, IE [1 ]
Tyler, SD [1 ]
Tyler, KD [1 ]
Khakhria, R [1 ]
Johnson, WM [1 ]
机构
[1] HLTH CANADA, LAB CTR DIS CONTROL, BUR MICROBIOL, OTTAWA, ON, CANADA
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10.1128/JCM.34.3.720-723.1996
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A total of 121 representative Escherichia coli O157:H7 and O157:NM (nonmotile) isolates were characterized by ribotype, phage type, verotoxin genotype, and genomic fingerprints generated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Ribotyping was not able to discriminate between O157:H7 isolates, and phage typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were the most valuable and discriminatory techniques.
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