title: Molecular analysis of Helicobacter pylori populations in antral biopsies from individual patients using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting.
abstract: In the present study, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting has been used to analyse multiple single colony isolates of Helicobacter pylori from antral biopsies in an attempt to ascertain whether or not multiple strains are present in individual patients using single biopsy samples. The RAPD fingerprints derived from single colonies obtained from the same biopsy specimen were in all cases indistinguishable. The previously noted heterogeneity between H. pylori strains from different individuals was confirmed. RAPD fingerprinting, combined with a simple method of template preparation, was shown to be an excellent method for H. pylori strain differentiation. The results of this study indicate that the H. pylori population is homogeneous in individual patients at a single gastric site.
authors.affiliation: University of Dublin, Moyne Institute, Department of Microbiology, Trinity College, Ireland.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Smyth
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial