%0 Journal Article %T BOX-PCR is an adequate tool for typing of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates %A Katarzyna Wolska %A Barbara Kot %A Antoni Jakubczak %A Katarzyna Rymuza %J Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica %D 2012 %I Polish Histochemical and Cytochemical Society %R 10.5603/14735 %X In this study, the BOX-PCR fingerprinting technique was evaluated for the discrimination of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. All isolates were typeable and nearly half showed unique banding patterns. According to our results, BOX-PCR fingerprinting is applicable for typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates and can be considered a useful complementary tool for epidemiological studies of members of this genus. (Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 2011; Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 734¨C738) %K Pseudomonas aeruginosa %K bacterial diversity %K DNA typing method %K BOX-PCR %U http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/14735