ISSN:
1435-4373
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was used to analyze the DNA of 67Neisseria meningitidis A strains from five African outbreaks occurring between 1988 and 1996. EndonucleaseBglII was used to cut chromosomal DNA, generating 19 analyzable fragments. This technique allowed comparison of clonal relationships between outbreak strains and revealed that the same pulsotype was responsible for the outbreaks. This pulsotype is closely related to strain B54, subgroup III reference strain, Finland, 1975, showing only two fragment differences.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01708241