Article
Streptococcus agalactiae pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns cross capsular types.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2009
Pillai P, Srinivasan U, Zhang L, Borchardt S M, Debusscher J, Marrs C F, Foxman B
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus agalactiae is a genetically diverse organism; when typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multiple types appear within a single serotype. We tested whether S. agalactiae PFGE types correspond to a specific serotype within individuals, and different individuals from the same geographic area. A total of 872 S. agalactiae isolates from 152 healthy individuals were classified by PFGE and...
Topics
- Adult
- Bacterial Capsules
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans