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Phenotypic and genomic characterization of pneumococcus-like streptococci isolated from HIV-seropositive patients.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2010
Leegaard Truls M, Bootsma Hester J, Caugant Dominique A, Eleveld Marc J, Mannsåker Turid, Frøholm Leif Oddvar, Gaustad Peter, Høiby E Arne, Hermans Peter W M
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Accurate differentiation between pneumococci and other viridans streptococci is essential given their differences in clinical significance. However, classical phenotypic tests are often inconclusive, and many examples of atypical reactions have been reported. In this study, we applied various phe...
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