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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2001, p. 1710-1715, Vol. 39, No. 5
Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie,
Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Received 13 November 2000/Returned for modification 3 February
2001/Accepted 17 February 2001
We assessed the genetic diversity of 26 Neisseria
lactamica strains from epidemiologically related sources, i.e.,
groups of kindergartens and primary schools in three Bavarian towns, by the partial sequencing of the argF, rho, recA, and 16S
ribosomal genes. We found a total of 17 genotypes, of which 12 were
found only in one strain. The genotypes comprised 5 alleles of the
argF gene, 9 of rho, 8 of recA, and
10 of the 16S ribosomal DNA. Sequence analysis by determination of
homoplasy ratios and split decomposition analysis revealed abundant
recombination within N. lactamica.
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.5.1710-1715.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Genetic Diversity of Neisseria lactamica
Strains from Epidemiologically Defined Carriers
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für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, Universität Würzburg,
Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany. Phone:
49(931)201 3802. Fax: 49(931)201 3445. E-mail:
uvogel{at}hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de.
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