title: A database system for fragment patterns of genomic DNA of Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: The increasing use of molecular fingerprints in the epidemiology of bacterial nosocomial infections urgently demands a computerised analysis and storage of corresponding patterns, especially with regard to results obtained at different times and in different laboratories. This paper presents a database system in connection with cluster analysis of clonal relations by using genomic DNA fragment patterns of S. aureus (SmaI-digestion, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) as an example: The database is operated under MS-Access, version 2.0. The cluster analysis is based on an optimising similarity algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch-Institut, Bereich Wernigerode, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Claus
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuny
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pasemann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Witte
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D003628:Database Management Systems; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial