title: Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from hospitals in siedlce (Poland).
abstract: A total of 62 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from two hospitals in Siedlce (Poland) were studied by repetitive element based PCR (rep-PCR) using BOX primer. BOX-PCR results revealed the presence of 7 numerous genotypes and 31 unique patterns among isolates. Generally, the strains of P. aeruginosa were characterized by resistance to many antibiotics tested and by differences in serogroups and types of growth on cetrimide agar medium. However, the P. aeruginosa strains isolated from faeces showed much lower phenotypic and genotypic variations in comparison with strains obtained from other clinical specimens. It was observed that genetic techniques supported by phenotypic tests have enabled to conduct a detailed characterization of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from a particular environment at a particular time.
authors.affiliation: University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce, Department of Microbiology , Poland.
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
keywords: BOX-PCR; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antibiotic resistance; cetrimide agar; serotyping
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