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Comparison of five genotypic techniques for identification of optochin-resistant pneumococcus-like isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2003
Verhelst Rita, Kaijalainen Tarja, De Baere Thierry, Verschraegen Gerda, Claeys Geert, Van Simaey Leen, De Ganck Catharine, Vaneechoutte Mario
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Three PCR techniques (amplification of the psaA, ply, and lytA genes) and a commercial kit (AccuProbe [GenProbe, San Diego, Calif.], based on hybridization with the 16S rRNA gene), all four of which claimed to be specific for Streptococcus pneumoniae, were used to identify 49 alpha-hemolytic stre...
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