Abstract
PCR-ribotyping, a new typing method based on long PCR, has been developed for nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Ribosomal operons of NTHi were amplified by long PCR and were found to be highly polymorphic for internal HaeIII sites. The technique was applied to 49 isolates previously subjected to conventional ribotyping, and the two methods showed a high level of concordance for serial isolates from individual subjects. PCR-ribotyping provides a powerful new typing tool for strain characterization in epidemiological investigations of NTHi.
MeSH Terms
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Base Sequence
DNA Primers/genetics
DNA, Bacterial/genetics
DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
Haemophilus influenzae/classification,genetics,isolation & purification
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Operon
Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
RNA, Bacterial/genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 5S/genetics
Chemicals
DNA Primers
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 5S
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Smith-Vaughan H C
Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Sriprakash K S
Mathews J D
Kemp D J
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