Open AccessIdentification and capsular serotype sequetyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains
Author(s) -
Lucia Gonzales-Silès,
Francisco SalvàSerra,
Anna Degerman,
Rickard Nordén,
Magnus Lindh,
Susann Skovbjerg,
Edward R. B. Moore
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.001022
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , identification (biology) , biology , streptococcaceae , virology , antibiotics , botany
Correct serotype identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is important for monitoring disease epidemiology and assessing the impacts of pneumococcal vaccines. Furthermore, correct identification and differentiation of the pathogenic S. pneumoniae from closely related commensal species of the mitis group of the genus Streptococcus are essential for correct serotype identification.