LytA-based identification methods can misidentify Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Authors: Ardanuy C, de Lencastre H, Goossens H, Henriques-Normark B, Linares J, Rolo D, Sá-Leão R, Simões AS, Tavares DA
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
- Link: http://www.dmidjournal.com/article/S0732-8893(16)30072-4/fulltext
Streptococcus pneumoniae and LytA methods Surveillance studies detected 11 isolates displaying conflicting or novel results when characterized by widely accepted phenotypic (optochin susceptibility and bile solubility) and genotypic (lytA-BsaAI-RFLP and MLST) identification methods. The authors aimed to determine the genetic basis for the unexpected results given by lytA-BsaAI-RFLP. They also wanted to investigate the accuracy […]
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