Open AccessDifferential Circulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C Clones in Two Israeli Pediatric Populations
Author(s) -
Nurith Porat,
Inho Park,
Moon H. Nahm,
Ron Dagan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01600-10
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , serotype , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcaceae , virology , pneumococcal infections , antibiotics
We genotypedStreptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C (Sp6C) isolates collected from Jewish and Bedouin children in southern Israel during the decade before vaccination. Sp6C constituted 8.2% of the presumed Sp6A isolates. All of the Sp6C clonal clusters were associated with serogroup 6, mainly Sp6A. Different clonal distributions were found in the two subpopulations.