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. 1985 Jul;22(1):127–128. doi: 10.1128/jcm.22.1.127-128.1985

Streptococcus pneumoniae type 16A, a hitherto undescribed pneumococcal type.

R Austrian, C Boettger, M Dole, L Fairly, M Freid
PMCID: PMC268336  PMID: 4019736

Abstract

Some properties of a newly recognized pneumococcal capsular serotype, type 16A, are described, bringing the number of capsular types characterized to 84.

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