Oligotyping (taxonomy)

Oligotyping is a diagnostic or molecular biological method for classification of organisms by short intervals of primary DNA sequence. Oligotyping 'systems' are sets of recognized target sequences which identify the members of the categories within the classification. The classification may be for the purpose of primary taxonomy or for a functional classification. Oligotyping has been used for classifying bacteria, identifying bacterial antibiotic resistance genes, identifying genetic factors in human infectious disease, and performing histocompatibility tests for human blood or bone marrow donors/recipients .