Emergence of a Unique Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 35 Strain

Authors

Ronald J. Stanek, Marshall UniversityFollow
Mary B. Maher
Nancy B. Norton, Marshall UniversityFollow
Maurice A. Mufson, Marshall UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2011

Abstract

We analyzed seven Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 35 isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of the genome and pbp2b gene nucleotide sequences. Three penicillin-susceptible strains and one penicillin-intermediate-resistant strain exhibited 100% identity to prototype R6. Two resistant strains and one other intermediate strain differed from them and contained a unique sequence.

Comments

This article first appeared in the Jan. 2011 issue of JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, the member magazine of the American Society for Microbiology, and is reprinted with permission.

doi:10.1128/JCM.01620-10

Copyright © 2011, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Recommended Citation

Stanek, R. J., Maher, M. B., Norton, N. B., Mufson, M. A. Emergence of a Unique Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 35 Strain. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jan. 2011, Vol. 49, No. 1, p. 400–404. doi:10.1128/JCM.01620-10