title: Identification of Streptococcus dysgalactiae strains of Lancefield's group C, G and L by polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Streptococcus dysgalactiae serogroup C, G and L strains were investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using oligonucleotide primers designed according to species-specific parts of the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region. The oligonucleotide primers with specificity for the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region allowed a correct identification of all S. dysgalactiae serogroups C, G and L strains investigated. No cross-reactivities could be observed with any of the control strains indicating the usefulness of PCR-technology to identify the serologically heterogeneous species S. dysgalactiae.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: I U
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lammler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S