Computer identification of Shigella species by rRNA gene restriction patterns

被引:8
作者
Coimbra, RS [1 ]
Nicastro, G [1 ]
Grimont, PAD [1 ]
Grimont, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Pasteur, Inserm 389, Unite Enterobacteries, F-75724 Paris 15, France
关键词
ribotyping; Shigella; molecular epidemiology; molecular typing; serotyping;
D O I
10.1016/S0923-2508(00)01167-0
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We describe a MluI ribotyping scheme for Shigella which approaches correlation with serotyping. One hundred and seventeen reference strains and previously serotyped clinical isolates representing the 57 Shigella serotypes and biotypes were included in this study. A total of 51 distinct ribotypes were obtained and a database was built with them. The number of bands composing each ribotype varied from 9 to 15. The fragments ranged in size from 1.6 to 18.8 kbp. One hundred and eleven clinical isolates were successfully identified in a double blind study with standard biochemical/serologic methods, by automatic comparison of their ribotypes with our database using the software Taxotron. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques ct medicales Elsevier SAS.
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