Characterization of clonal relatedness among the natural population of Staphylococcus aureus strains by using spa sequence typing and the BURP (based upon repeat patterns) algorithm.

Mellmann A, Weniger T, Berssenbrügge C, Keckevoet U, Friedrich AW, Harmsen D, Grundmann H

Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift)

Zusammenfassung

We evaluated the BURP (based upon repeat patterns) algorithm, which relies on sequencing of the Staphylococcus aureus protein A gene (spa), for its ability to infer clonal relatedness within a population of 110 wild-type strains. BURP clustering of the resulting 66 spa types was highly concordant with multilocus sequence typing (96.5% concordance) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (94.9%).

Details zur Publikation

FachzeitschriftJournal of Clinical Microbiology (J Clin Microbiol)
Jahrgang / Bandnr. / Volume46
Ausgabe / Heftnr. / Issue8
Seitenbereich2805-2808
StatusVeröffentlicht
Veröffentlichungsjahr2008
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst istEnglisch
DOI10.1128/JCM.00071-08
StichwörterHumans; DNA Bacterial; Sequence Analysis DNA. Staphylococcus aureus; Cluster Analysis; Staphylococcal Protein A. Bacterial Typing Techniques; Electrophoresis Gel Pulsed-Field; Genotype; Humans; DNA Bacterial; Sequence Analysis DNA. Staphylococcus aureus; Cluster Analysis; Staphylococcal Protein A. Bacterial Typing Techniques; Electrophoresis Gel Pulsed-Field; Genotype

Autor*innen der Universität Münster

Berssenbrügge, Christoph
Medizinische Klinik B (Med B)
Harmsen, Dag
Poliklinik für Parodontologie und Zahnerhaltung
Mellmann, Alexander
Institut für Hygiene