title: Genotypic characterization of Ureaplasma species by pulsed field gel electrophoresis.
abstract: We describe the first use of pulsed field gel electrophoresis to genotype human Ureaplasma species. This technique can distinguish between U. urealyticum and U. parvum, differentiate most of the 14 serovars from one another, and identify differences among clinical isolates of the same serovar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, WP 230, 619 19th Street South, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. moser@uab.edu <moser@uab.edu>
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mayfield
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Waites
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial