title: Genotyping Neisseria gonorrhoeae using fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis.
abstract: An evaluation of fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) for typing Neisseria gonorrhoeae using 52 isolates revealed that its discriminatory power approached that of Opa-typing in identifying epidemiologically linked isolates. Automated, accurate sizing of FAFLP amplified fragments permits objective data analysis and storage, making it an attractive method for large surveillance projects.
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary Infections Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005453:Fluorescence; D005838:Genotype; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial