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Streptococcal ecovars associated with different animal species: epidemiological significance of serogroups and biotypes
Author(s) -
Devriese L.A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1991.tb03821.x
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , antigen , biology , serotype , identification (biology) , epidemiology , medicine , immunology , pathology , ecology
Traditionally the classification and identification of streptococci from clinical and veterinary sources have been based on the serogrouping of the carbohydrate antigens of the cell walls by the method of Lancefield (1933). This classification, devised for beta‐haemolytic streptococci, was unable to accommodate all streptococci because many alpha and non‐haemolytic strains do not possess the groupspecific antigen.