… the Mitis-Group of the genus Streptococcus, were also included in this study, to increase the
specificities of the gene markers for S. pneumoniae and S. pseudopneumoniae. The species…

… Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen associated with various human … used
to identify the cpsA gene as a novel genomic marker specific for S. pneumoniae. The cpsA-…

… We have used this property to map genetic markers to specific restriction fragments. DNA
from multiply marked strain 119 was digested by the three restriction enzymes ApaI, SacII, and …

… Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major cause of bacterial pneumonia, and it is also responsible
for … pneumoniae and carries two markers: one for ampicillin resistance and the other for …

… by which synthetic gene constructs can be placed into the single circular chromosome of
Streptococcus pneumoniae. However, the lack of a general negative-selection marker has …

… , do not meet the criteria required for genetic markers in the context of population genetics—…
Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Germany: genetic relationship to clones …

… Transformation was the hallmark of these and many other studies analyzing the transfer
of capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic genes, as well as nutritional and antibiotic markers. …

… genetic similarity. This has been particularly true for resolving atypical Streptococcus pneumoniae
and Streptococcus … level and often lack genetic markers for reliable discrimination. For …

… pseudopneumoniae led to the identification of markers specific … The specificity of both
markers was close to 100%, with … of these “pneumococcal” genes in other Mitis streptococci, in …

… pneumoniae TIGR4 strain and 115 BOX genes in S. … populations differ between countries;
therefore the selection of these seven MLVA markers may not be suitable for other populations…