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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 1998, p. 1787-1789, Vol. 36, No. 6
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Typing of Human Campylobacter jejuni Isolates in Finland by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

Marja-Liisa Hänninen,1,* Sini Pajarre,2 Marja-Liisa Klossner,2 and Hilpi Rautelin3

Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine1 and Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, The Haartman Institute, and Division of Bacteriology and Immunology, Helsinki University Central Hospital HD Laboratories,3 FIN-00014 Helsinki University, and Satakunta Central Hospital, 28500 Pori,2 Finland

Received 5 December 1997/Returned for modification 11 February 1998/Accepted 11 March 1998

A total of 69 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types were identified among 176 Campylobacter jejuni isolates from Finnish patients. In two geographic areas studied, five predominant PFGE types comprised over 40% of the isolates. One-third of the isolates had unique PFGE types. In small outbreaks, identical PFGE patterns were demonstrated, indicating a common source of infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, P.O. Box 57, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. Phone: 358 9 708 49704. Fax: 358 9 708 49718. E-mail: marja-liisa.hanninen{at}helsinki.fi.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 1998, p. 1787-1789, Vol. 36, No. 6
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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