CLAMPED HOMOGENEOUS ELECTRIC-FIELD GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS TYPING OF TORULOPSIS-GLABRATA ISOLATES CAUSING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS

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作者
KHATTAK, MN
BURNIE, JP
MATTHEWS, RC
OPPENHEIM, BA
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,SCH MED,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,MANCHESTER M13 9PT,LANCS,ENGLAND
[2] WITHINGTON HOSP,MANCHESTER M20 8LE,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1128/JCM.30.8.2211-2215.1992
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Thirty isolates of Torulopsis glabrata were examined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, which resolved 13 DNA pieces, allowing the identification of 12 types. Bands at 1,400, 1,200, 1,070, 1,025, 681, and 500 kbp were conserved. When applied to 18 isolates from an outbreak, 10 distinct types were identified by this technique. Seven patients had isolates which were identical.
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