Validation of factor 6d antiserum for serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C.
Factor 6d antiserum reacts with the new Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C. Serogroup 6 isolates, consisting of 49 6A, 42 6B and 98 6C strains from the United States and Israel, serotyped in parallel by PCR and capsular swelling methods, were all identified correctly. The new factor 6d antiserum accurately identifies serotype 6C.
Jacobs
Michael R
MR
Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. mrj6@cwru.edu
Dagan
Ron
R
Bajaksouzian
Saralee
S
Windau
Anne R
AR
Porat
Nurith
N
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014481:United States
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial