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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2002, p. 2275-2277, Vol. 40, No. 6
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2275-2277.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Population Diversity of Staphylococcus intermedius Isolates from Various Host Species: Typing by 16S-23S Intergenic Ribosomal DNA Spacer Polymorphism Analysis
Michèle Bes,1 Leila Saidi Slim,2 Fatma Becharnia,3 Hélène Meugnier,1 François Vandenesch,1 Jerome Etienne,1 and Jean Freney1*
Centre National de Référence des Toxémies à Staphylocoques, INSERM E 0230, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, 69372 Lyon cedex 08, France,1
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital A. Mami, LAriana,2
Laboratoire CAMU, Tunis, Tunisia3
Received 10 October 2001/
Returned for modification 8 February 2002/
Accepted 1 April 2002
Twelve 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer (ITS-PCR) types were identified among 57 Staphylococcus intermedius isolates from humans and other animals. Six ITS-PCR types were host specific, and most human and canine strains belonged to the same types (A and J). Pigeon, horse, and mink strains appeared more heterogeneous.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France. Phone: 33 472110762. Fax: 33 472110764. E-mail:
jean.freney{at}chu-lyon.fr.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2002, p. 2275-2277, Vol. 40, No. 6
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2275-2277.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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