… 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-…

… the composite scenario of genetic elements that characterize this species. Importantly,
we identified a genetic marker uniquely present in S. pseudopneumoniae that can allow the …

… can be difficult to identify to the species level and often lack genetic markers for reliable
discrimination. For example, Arbique et al. showed that common pneumococcal targets, such as …

… pseudopneumoniae strain does contain the necessary gene … gene is found in all
pseudopneumococcal strains analyzed thus … , strengthening the use of this gene as a diagnostic …

… pseudopneumoniae DNA could be detected in the respiratory samples from which they …
recently discovered Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae and other mitis group streptococci. As an …

… Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a close relative of the … pseudopneumoniae is difficult
to identify using traditional … pseudopneumoniae of infection/colonization relevant genes, …

… pseudopneumoniae specific markers. Microbiological and clinical data were reviewed for …
resistance-encoding genes [10,15]. In this study, we showed that genes identical to those …

… Screening for genetic markers described by others as species-specific for S. pneumoniae
– specific 16S-rRNA, Spn9802, pspA and ply - revealed their presence in some S. …

… Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a novel species related to the mitis group of
streptococci… (a) Nucleotide sequence signature of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae species. …

… Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae as suggested by DNA-DNA homology studies is recorded
as a species of … Identification of the cpsA gene as a specific marker for the discrimination of …