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One-step Extraction and Zymographic Analysis of Bacterial Gelatinases
Published on: August 1, 2025
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis of group A streptococci
Luca Agostino Vitali1, Giovanni Gherardi, Dezemona Petrelli
1School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino, MC, Italy, luca.vitali@unicam.it.
Abstract:
Here we describe the protocols to perform PFGE analysis of chromosomal DNA from the bacterial species Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus, GAS) after digestion with the restriction enzyme SmaI. Large parts of the procedures are suitable for application to DNA digested with other restriction enzymes as well. We have put an effort to present extensions to solve possible limitations to the discriminatory power of the method in the specific case of S. pyogenes.
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