Fifty-six isolates of Pasteurella haemolytica serotype 1 (in 31 clinical respiratory diseases of cattle) were typed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). RAPD showed high typeability and reproducibility, and yielded 8 independent patterns. This analysis is quick, simple and less labor-intensive. RAPD could be a utility tool for the epidemiological investigation of P. haemolytica serotype 1.
(Lab. of Microbiological Diagnosis, Department of Systematic Diagnosis)
