title: BOX-PCR is an adequate tool for typing of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.
abstract: In this study, the BOX-PCR fingerprinting technique was evaluated for the discrimination of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. All isolates were typeable and nearly half showed unique banding patterns. According to our results, BOX-PCR fingerprinting is applicable for typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates and can be considered a useful complementary tool for epidemiological studies of members of this genus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce, Poland. kwolska@uph.edu.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wolska
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kot
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jakubczak
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rymuza
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial