A database system for fragment patterns of genomic DNA of Staphylococcus aureus.
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.
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Robert Koch-Institut, Bereich Wernigerode, Germany.
Cuny
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Pasemann
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Witte
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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*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial