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Comparative Study
. 2003 Mar;69(3):1836-9.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.3.1836-1839.2003.

Comparison of ribotyping and repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR for identification of fecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals

C Andrew Carson  1 , Brian L Shear, Mark R Ellersieck, Jennifer D Schnell
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Comparative Study

Comparison of ribotyping and repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR for identification of fecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals

C Andrew Carson et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

This report compares the performances of two popular genotypic methods used for tracking the sources of fecal pollution in water, ribotyping and repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR (rep-PCR). The rep-PCR was more accurate, reproducible, and efficient in associating DNA fingerprints of fecal Escherichia coli with human and animal hosts of origin.

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