Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as an epidemiological tool for clonal identification of Aeromonas hydrophila.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03220.x

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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as an epidemiological tool for clonal identification of Aeromonas hydrophila.

The Journal of applied bacteriology - 1 Mar 1996

Talon D, Dupont M J, Lesne J, Thouverez M, Michel-Briand Y

Abstract excerpt

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to characterize Aeromonas hydrophila strains isolated from a cluster of hospital-acquired infections that occurred over approximately 1 month in a French hospital. Five isolates from patients and 10 isolates from the water supply were characterized...

Topics

Aeromonas hydrophila
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA Restriction Enzymes
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genotype

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