Table 1.
Specificity of pneumococcal sequetyping against other bacterial speciesa
| Organism | Type strain | rRNAb | Expected 1,061-bp band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | ATCC 49619 | + | + |
| Streptococcus gordonii | NCTC 7865 | + | − |
| Streptococcus anginosus | NCTC 10713 | + | − |
| Streptococcus intermedius | NCTC 2227 | + | − |
| Streptococcus mitis | NCTC 12261 | + | − |
| Streptococcus mutans | NCTC 10449 | + | − |
| Streptococcus parasanguinis | NCTC 55898 | + | − |
| Streptococcus salivarius | NCTC 8618 | + | − |
| Streptococcus sanguinis | NCTC 7863 | + | − |
| Streptococcus sobrinus | NCTC 12279 | + | − |
| Streptococcus cristatus | ATCC 51100 | + | − |
| Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae | BAA-960 | + | − |
| Streptococcus oralis | NCTC 11427 | + | − |
| Haemophilus influenzae | ATCC 10211 | + | − |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | ATCC 25238 | + | − |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | ATCC 13883 | + | − |
| Escherichia coli | ATCC 51299 | + | − |
| Escherichia faecalis | ATCC 25922 | + | − |
a
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; NCTC, National Collection of Type Cultures. +, detected; −, not detected.
b
rRNA PCR was performed as described by Woo et al. (67).