Typing of group B streptococci by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

D. Tanaka*, Y. Gyobu, H. Kodama

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Abstract

Restriction endonuclease (Sma I) digestion patterns of chromosomal DNAs from 459 group B streptococci (GBS) isolated in two hospitals (C and S) in Toyama Prefecture were analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Results were summarized as follows. 1) One hundred thirty eight isolates of GBS serotype Ia, 174 of serotype III, 102 of serotype JM-9 and 45 of serotype NT-6 were further divided into 56, 41, 36 and 19 PFGE types, respectively. 2) Appreciable differences in the distribution of PFGE types were not observed between C and S hospital isolates, nor among specimens from which GBS strains were isolated. 3) Long-term inspection of 5 patients, from whom the same serotype strains were repeatedly isolated, revealed that some changes in PFGE types were observed in 2 patients, but not in the other 3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)455-460
Number of pages6
JournalKansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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