Development of a Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) method for molecular typing of clinical isolates of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

Aurea E. Flores, Michelle J. Diedrick, Patricia Ferrieri

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Abstract

We developed a two-block PFGE method to study molecular variation among clinical isolates of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, an often overlooked human pathogen. Three main macrorestriction profiles were defined among 15 isolates. PFGE was an objective method for characterizing A. haemolyticum and may be useful in molecular epidemiological studies of this organism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)387-389
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Microbiological Methods
Volume86
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011

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Keywords

  • Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
  • Macrorestriction profiles
  • Molecular typing
  • Molecular variation
  • Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

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