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Table 1 Species and strains studied, phenotypic characteristics, and results for PCR assays

From: The development of a 16S rRNA gene based PCR for the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniaeand comparison with four other species specific PCR assays

Speciesa

Strain Number

Original Numberb

Spne-PCR

psaA-PCR

lytA-PCR

ply-PCR

spn9802-PCR

Streptococcus mitis

STR025

LMG 14557T

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR056

LMG 14552

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR226

94 03 0728

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR227

94 04 0401

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR228

97 03 2943

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR229

98 05 5898

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR230

98 07 1207

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus mitis

STR231

98 09 0066

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR024

LMG 14553

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR028

LMG 14532T

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR029

LMG 14533

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR030

LMG 14534

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR232

94 08 5574

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR233

98 05 5050

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus oralis

STR234

98 10 1512

-

-

-

-

 

Streptococcus parasanguinis

STR031

LMG 14537T

-

NT

NT

NT

NT

Streptococcus parasanguinis

STR032

LMG 14538

-

NT

NT

NT

NT

Streptococcus sanguinis

STR038

LMG 14656

-

NT

NT

NT

-

Streptococcus sanguinis

STR039

LMG 14657

-

NT

NT

NT

-

Streptococcus sanguinis

STR059

LMG 14702T

-

NT

NT

NT

NT

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR061

LMG 14545Tit>

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR062

LMG 15155

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR063

LMG 16738

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR235

93 08 1310

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR236

93 09 03230

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR237

93 09 1111

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR238

98 10 1630

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR239

98 10 3326

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae

STR240

98 10 3367

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR119

KTL004

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR120

KTL005

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR125

KTL013

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR127

KTL017

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR141

KTL043

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR144

KTL051

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR147

KTL056

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR149

KTL063

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR155a

KTL076

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pneumoniae. Group I: oR C+ A+

STR164

KTL093

+

+

+

+

+

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae. (Group I: oR C+ A+)

STR157

KTL079

-

-

+

+

+

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae

STR269

CCUG 48465

-

-

+

+

+

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae

STR270

CCUG 49455T

-

-

+

+

+

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae

STR271

CCUG 50866

-

-

+

+

+

Streptococcus sp. Group IIa: oR C- A+

STR150

KTL065

-

-

+

+

+

Streptococcus sp. Group IIa: oR C- A+

STR162

KTL089

-

-

-

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIa: oR C- A+

STR165

KTL096

-

-

+

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR122

KTL007

-

-

-

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR133

KTL028

-

-

-

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR130

KTL021

-

-

-

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR137

KTL035

-

-

-

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR152

KTL069

-

-

+

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR153

KTL072

-

-

-

+

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR131

KTL022

-

-

+

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIb: oR C- A-

STR151 A

KTL068

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR118

KTL003

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR121

KTL006

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR136

KTL034

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR138

KTL038

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR145

KTL054

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR154

KTL073

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR123

KTL008

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR128

KTL019

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR132

KTL023

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR134

KTL029

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR139

KTL039

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR158

KTL081

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR159

KTL083

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR156

KTL077

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR140

KTL041

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR160

KTL085

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR161

KTL087

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR135

KTL030

-

-

-

-

-

Streptococcus sp. Group IIc: oR C- A-

STR143

KTL050

-

-

-

-

-

  1. a: oR: optochin resistant, C: capsule, A: AccuProbe.
  2. b: CCUG: Culture Collection of the University of Göteborg, Sweden; KTL: National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland; LMG: LMG, Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Gent Culture Collection.
  3. NT: not tested