Table 1.
Pneumococcal strains used in this study.
| Strain | Serotype | Observationsa | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC 49619 | 19F | Quality control for MIC determination experiments | ATCCb |
| R6 | Non-encapsulated | Usual workhorse strain for in vitro S. pneumoniae experiments | Hoskins et al., 2001 |
| D39 | 2 | Parental strain of R6 | Lanie et al., 2007 |
| P042 | Non-encapsulated | R6 lytA lytC mutant. Used for avoiding autolysins interference when assessing the effect of lytic enzymes | Moscoso et al., 2006 |
| 48 | 23F | MDR strain (AMX MIC = 16 μg/ml; ERY MIC = 1,024 μg/ml; CTX MIC = 16 μg/ml; TET MIC = 128 μg/ml) | Bustamante et al., 2010 |
| 69 | 19F | MDR strain (PEN MIC = 2 μg/ml; CRO MIC = 2 μg/ml; CDN MIC = 2 μg/ml) | Ramos-Sevillano et al., 2012 |
a
AMX, amoxicillin; ERY, erythromycin; CTX, cefotaxime; TET, tetracycline; PEN, penicillin; CRO, ceftriaxone; CDN, cefditoren.
b
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.