Whole gene pneumolysin PCR can be used as a diagnostic assay but cannot predict serotype.
McChlery
S M
SM
Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory, Glasgow, UK.
Kerrigan
J
J
Clarke
S C
SC
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D013301:Streptolysins / Q000235:genetics*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D013301:Streptolysins; C032290:plY protein, Streptococcus pneumoniae