Bacteriological and molecular characterization of temperature- and CO2-dependent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 24F ST162 isolated from Japanese children

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 24F is one of the most prevalent non-vaccine serotypes that causes invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in many countries, including Japan. This study aimed to analyze the bacteriological and molecular characteristics of serotype 24F sequence type (ST) 162,...

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Main Authors: Jun Kobayashi, Misako Ohkusu, Takehisa Matsumoto, Noriko Kubota, Naruhiko Ishiwada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02165-23