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. 2000 Dec;38(12):4614-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.12.4614-4615.2000.

Evaluation of random amplified polymorphic DNA typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

M Campbell  1 , E Mahenthiralingam, D P Speert
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Evaluation of random amplified polymorphic DNA typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

M Campbell et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

A method for distinguishing among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing was evaluated for reproducibility and discriminatory power. A total of 200 isolates, blinded in triplicate, were evaluated by RAPD. All 600 samples were typeable; 197 of 200 isolates gave identical results on all three occasions, and 131 distinct RAPD types were identified.

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