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Unique variations of pbp2b sequences in penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Korea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2004
Baek Jin Yang, Ko Kwan Soo, Oh Won Sup, Jung Sook-In, Kim Yeon Sook, Chang Hyun-Ha, Lee Hyuck, Kim Shin Woo, Peck Kyong Ran, Lee Nam Yong, Song Jae-Hoon
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pbp2b gene alterations were analyzed in 102 clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae (30 penicillin susceptible, 23 intermediate, and 49 resistant) from Korea. On the basis of PBP2B amino acid sequences, penicillin-nonsusceptible isolates of S. pneumoniae belonged to six groups, and 76% of t...
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