Genotyping of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157: comparison of isolates of a prevalent phage type by fluorescent amplified-fragment length polymorphism and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analyses

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Dec;38(12):4616-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.12.4616-4620.2000.

Abstract

We applied the high-resolution genotyping technique fluorescent amplified-fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) analysis to 71 isolates of a single phage type (PT8) of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)-characterized verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157. Twenty-seven similar, but not identical, groupings were defined by both FAFLP analysis and the PFGE profiles. Given the FAFLP analysis conditions described here, these two methods exhibited equivalent discriminatory powers.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophage Typing*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / classification*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / genetics
  • Escherichia coli O157 / pathogenicity
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Gene Amplification
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Shiga Toxins / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Shiga Toxins