Rapid Identification of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Clonal Group Associated with Diphtheria Epidemic, Russian Federation

Rapid Identification of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Clonal Group Associated with Diphtheria Epidemic, Russian Federation

We used 199 Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in 1995 to 1997 in Russia to evaluate the ability of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) to identify the unique clonal group that emerged there in 1990. Our data show that RAPD can reliably, reproducibly, and rapidly screen a large number of strai...

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Main Authors: Svetlana Kombarova, Chung Kim, Viatcheslav Melnikov, Michael Reeves, Olja Borisova, Izabella Mazurova, Tanja Popovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Russia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/1/70-0133_article

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