title: Streptococcus pneumoniae type 16A, a hitherto undescribed pneumococcal type.
abstract: Some properties of a newly recognized pneumococcal capsular serotype, type 16A, are described, bringing the number of capsular types characterized to 84.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012703:Serotyping; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial