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Clinical strains of acinetobacter classified by DNA-DNA hybridization

Abstract

A collection of Acinetobacter strains consisting of 168 consecutive clinical strains and 30 type and reference strains was studied by DNA-DNA hybridization and a few phenotypic tests. The field strains could be allotted to 13 DNA groups. By means of reference strains ten of these could be identified with groups described by Bouvet and Grimont (1986), while three groups were new; they were given the numbers 13-15. The type strain of A. radioresistens- recently described by Nishimura et al. (1988) - was shown to be a member of DNA group 12, which comprised 31 clinical isolates. Of the 19 strains of A. junii, eight showed hemolytic acitivity on sheep and human blood agar and an additional four strains on human blood agar only. Strains of this species have previously been regarded as non-hemolytic. Reciprocal DNA pairing data for the reference strains of the DNA gropus were treated by UPGMA clustering. The reference strains for A. calcoaceticus, A. baumannii and DNA groups 3 and 13 formed a cluster with about 70% relatedness within the cluster. Other DNA groups joined at levels below 60%. (author).
Authors:
Tjernberg, I; Ursing, J [1] 
  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Malmoe General Hospital, Malmoe (Sweden)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1989
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-21-042789; EDB-90-081362
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica; (Denmark); Journal Volume: 97
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; BACTERIA; RADIOSENSITIVITY; DNA; HYBRIDIZATION; IODINE 125; SPECIFICATIONS; TAXONOMY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEI; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; 560130* - Radiation Effects on Microorganisms; 560162 - Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & Toxicology- Animals, Plants, Microorganisms, & Cells
OSTI ID:
6998668
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: APMSE
Submitting Site:
DKN
Size:
Pages: 97
Announcement Date:
Jun 01, 1990

Citation Formats

Tjernberg, I, and Ursing, J. Clinical strains of acinetobacter classified by DNA-DNA hybridization. Denmark: N. p., 1989. Web.
Tjernberg, I, & Ursing, J. Clinical strains of acinetobacter classified by DNA-DNA hybridization. Denmark.
Tjernberg, I, and Ursing, J. 1989. "Clinical strains of acinetobacter classified by DNA-DNA hybridization." Denmark.
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title = {Clinical strains of acinetobacter classified by DNA-DNA hybridization}
author = {Tjernberg, I, and Ursing, J}
abstractNote = {A collection of Acinetobacter strains consisting of 168 consecutive clinical strains and 30 type and reference strains was studied by DNA-DNA hybridization and a few phenotypic tests. The field strains could be allotted to 13 DNA groups. By means of reference strains ten of these could be identified with groups described by Bouvet and Grimont (1986), while three groups were new; they were given the numbers 13-15. The type strain of A. radioresistens- recently described by Nishimura et al. (1988) - was shown to be a member of DNA group 12, which comprised 31 clinical isolates. Of the 19 strains of A. junii, eight showed hemolytic acitivity on sheep and human blood agar and an additional four strains on human blood agar only. Strains of this species have previously been regarded as non-hemolytic. Reciprocal DNA pairing data for the reference strains of the DNA gropus were treated by UPGMA clustering. The reference strains for A. calcoaceticus, A. baumannii and DNA groups 3 and 13 formed a cluster with about 70% relatedness within the cluster. Other DNA groups joined at levels below 60%. (author).}
journal = []
volume = {97}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Denmark}
year = {1989}
month = {Jan}
}