Serological identification of Streptococcus sanguis and Str mitior
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Genome-wide Gene Deletions in Streptococcus sanguinis by High Throughput PCR
Published on: November 23, 2012
Journal of Clinical Pathology
|April 1, 1985
Abstract:
A total of 165 strains of Streptococcus sanguis and Str mitior were selected on the basis of their biochemical reactions using established identification procedures. These strains were also classified using API Database and were then screened against five candidate grouping sera. Biochemical tests and serological identification were in general complementary, but no regular associations between biotype and serological reaction were observed.
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