New Approaches for the Generation and Analysis of Microbial Typing Data

Preface. List of contributors. 1. An introduction to the generation and analysis of microbial typing data (L. Dijkshoorn, K. Towner). 2. Theoretical aspects of pattern analysis (A. va n Ooyen). 3. Setting-up intra- and inter-laboratory databases of electrophoretic profiles (H.F. Heersma, K. Kremer, D. van Soolingen, J. Hauman).
4. Fingerprinting of microorganisms by protein and lipopolysaccharide SDS-PAGE (L. Dijkshoorn). 5. rRNA gene restriction pattern determination (ribotyping) and computer interpretat ion (P.A.D. Grimont, F. Grimont).
6. Generation and analysis of RAPD fingerprinting profiles (K. Towner, H. Grundmann).

1. Analysis of microbial genomic macrorestriction patterns by pulsed-fie ld gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing (M.J. Struelens, R. De Ryck, A. Dep lano).
   
2. Selective restriction fragment amplification by AF LP ™ (P.J.D. Janssen).
   
3. Application and analysis of A RDRA patterns in bacterial identification, taxonomy and phylogeny (M. Va neechoutte, M. Heyndrickx).
   
4. Insertion sequence (IS) typi