Resolution of clonal subgroups among Neisseria gonorrhoeae IB-2 and IB-6 serovars by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

doi:10.1136/sti.71.3.145

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Resolution of clonal subgroups among Neisseria gonorrhoeae IB-2 and IB-6 serovars by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Genitourinary medicine - 1 Jun 1995

Poh C L, Loh G K, Tapsall J W

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OBJECTIVE: Analysis of macrorestriction patterns by PFGE to resolve the relatedness of clonal subgroups amongst N gonorrhoeae IB-2 and IB-6 serovar strains. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen IB-2 and eight IB-6 serovar strains that differed in either auxotype or penicillin sensitivity were isolated...

Topics

DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Penicillins
Phenotype
Serotyping

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