title: [The use of Multiplex PCR-RFLP method (multilocus RFLP) in identification and differentiation of enterococci].
abstract: The present study proposed use of modified multilocus sequence typing (MLST) approach, for subspecies differentiation of Enterococcus faecalis isolates. We disgesed with SspI endonuclease product of amplification of three E. faecalis antigen-encoding genes (ace, encoding a collagen and laminin adhesin; efaA, encoding an endocarditis antigen; and salA, encoding a cell wall associated antigen) and one housekeeping gene (pyrC) of 32 E. faecalis isolates MLRA analysis of polymorphic regions of these four genes identified 23 distinct types 21.4 to 100% identity among the 32 isolates. Further studies are needed to evaluate the value of proposed method.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Mikrobiologii Lekarskiej AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Tomasz
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authors.lastname: Jarzembowski
mesh_terms: D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015203:Reproducibility of Results