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Disease isolates of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae and non-typeable S. pneumoniae presumptively identified as atypical S. pneumoniae in Spain.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Rolo Dora, S Simões Alexandra, Domenech Arnau, Fenoll Asunción, Liñares Josefina, de Lencastre Hermínia, Ardanuy Carmen, Sá-Leão Raquel
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to obtain insights on the nature of a collection of isolates presumptively identified as atypical Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from invasive and non-invasive infections in Spain. One-hundred and thirty-two isolates were characterized by: optochin susceptibility in ambient and CO(2)-enriched atmosphere; bile solubility; PCR-based assays targeting pneumococcal genes lytA, ply, pspA, cpsA, Spn9802,...
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