《Molecular bacteriolory》

1．Impact of Molecular Methods on Clinical BacteriologyRobert C.George1

2．Genomic DNA Digestion and RibotypingJ.Zoe Jordens17

3．Pulsed-Field Gel ElectrophoresisMary Elizabeth Kaufmann33

4．Plasmid AnalysisAlan P.Johnson and Neil Woodford51

5．DNA Amplification:General Concepts and MethodsNick A.Saunders and Jonathan P.Clewley63

6．Arbitrarily Primed PCR Methods for Studying Bacterial DiseasesDavid Ralph and Michael McClelland83

7．Genomic Fingerprinting by Application of rep-PCRAnne M. Ridley103

8．Molecular Approaches to the Identification of StreptococciRobert E. McLaughlin and Joseph J.Ferretti117

9．Pneumococcal DiseasesAnthony M. Smith and Keith P.Klugman139

10．Molecular Approaches in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Infections Caused by Mycobacterium SpeciesMadhu Goyal and Douglas B.Young157

11．Diagnosis and Epidemiology of DiptheriaAndroulla Efstratiou,Kathryn H. Engler,and Aruni de Zoysa191

12．Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Infections Caused by Legionella spp.Norman K. Fry and Timothy G.Harrison213

13．Molecular Methods for Haemophilus influenzaeMark A. Herbert,Derrick Crook,and E. Richard Moxon243

14．The Impact of Molecular Techniques on the Study of Meningococcal DiseaseMartin C. J. Maiden265

15．GonorrheaCatherine A. Ison293

16．ChancroidStephen A. Morse,David L. Trees,and Patricia A. Totten309

17．Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma InfectionClaire B. Gilroy and David Taylor-Robinson335

18．Application of Molecular Methods to the Study of Infections Caused by Salmonella spp.E. John Threlfall,Mike D. Hampton,and Anne M. Ridley355

19．CholeraTimothy J. Barrett and Daniel N. Cameron369

20．Diagnosis and Investigation of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coliJames P. Nataro and Juan Martinez387

21．Campylobacter Infections:Species Identification and TypingJanet R. Gibson and Robert J. Owen407

22．Detection and Typing of Helicobacter pyloriRobert J. Owen and Janet R. Gibson419

23．Nosocomial Infections Caused by Staphylococci Ariane Deplano and Marc J. Struelens431

24．Application of Molecular Techniques to the Study of Nosocomial Infection Caused by EnterococciTeresa M. Coque,Prema Seetulsingh,Kavindra V. Singh,and Barbara E. Murray469

25．Molecular Approaches for the Detection and Identification of B-LactamasesDavid J. Payne and Christopher J. Thomson495

26．Biochemical and Enzyme Kinetic Applications for the Characte rization of B-LactamasesDavid J. Payne and Tony H. Farmer513

27．B-Lactam Resistance Mediated by Changes in Penicillin-Binding Proteins Christopher G. Dowson and Tracey J. Coffey537

28．The Application of Molecular Techniques for the Study of Aminoglycoside ResistanceKaren J.Shaw,Frank J.Sabatelli,Linda Naples,Paul Mann,Roberta S. Hare,and George H. Miller555

29．Molecular Investigation of Glycopeptide Resistance in Gram-Positive BacteriaNeil Woodford and Jill M. Stigter579

30．Quinolone ResistanceJanice C. Brown and Sebastian G.B. Amyes617

31．Resistance to Tetracyclines,Macrolides,Trimethoprim,and SulfonamidesMarilyn C. Roberts641

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