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The association of serotype and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotype in isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Israel.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2015
Bar-Meir M, Naaman G, Assous M, Korenman Z, Valinsky L, Picard E
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing invasive infections in children admitted to a single center in central Israel was examined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and serotyping. Although there was a close correlation between serotype and PFGE clone, the genetic diversity varied by serotype, with some genotypes comprising multiple serotypes. Additionally, clones C and D were...
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