TABLE 3.

Nucleotide sequence differences identified in 23 mef(E)-negative S. pneumoniae isolates and the published mega sequence

Position relative to mef(E)a	Change	No. of isolates with change
−30	T→C	23
−52	T→G	23
−60	Deletion of T	23
−75	A→T	23
−78	T→G	23
−79	A→G	23
−153	16-bp deletion	23
−360	G→T	5
−361	T→A	1
−372	A→C	2
+165	A→G	3
+1234	99-bp deletion	11

^aPosition relative to the start site of the mef(E) gene.