Incidence and pathogenic effect of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae.
We evaluated the incidence of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae in clinical isolates by phenotypic methods and DNA-DNA hybridization. The pathogenic role of this organism was investigated with the mouse peritonitis/sepsis model. Our results show a low incidence (1/120 pneumococcal isolates) and a potential pathogenic effect for S. pseudopneumoniae.
Harf-Monteil
Colette
C
Institute of Bacteriology, UPRES-EA 3432, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France. colette.harf-monteil@medecine.u-strasbg.fr
Granello
Carole
C
Le Brun
Cécile
C
Monteil
Henri
H
Riegel
Philippe
P
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D010641:Phenotype; D011803:Quinine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence
C017303:ethylhydrocupreine; D011803:Quinine