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AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO TYPING OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE STRAINS BY COAGGLUTINATION
Author(s) -
Smart LESLIE E.,
Henrichsen JØRGEN
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series b: microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0180
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1986.tb03076.x
Subject(s) - typing , streptococcus pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , antiserum , streptococcus , biology , virology , bacteria , antigen , immunology , genetics , antibiotics , anatomy
The coagglutination test, which uses staphylococcal protein A for typing strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae was extended to include typing within 13 groups. Typing was performed using the factors remaining in group antisera after absorption with a strain of a type within the group. 93 of 99 strains of S. pneumoniae , which belonged to one of the 13 groups included in the 23 valent vaccine formulation were correctly identified when compared to the capsular reaction test.