Detection of “Xisco” gene for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

Francisco Salvà-Serra; Gwendolyn Connolly; Edward R.B. Moore; Lucia Gonzales-Siles

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.12.003

Detection of “Xisco” gene for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

Francisco Salvà-Serra
, Gwendolyn Connolly
, Edward R.B. Moore
, Lucia Gonzales-Siles

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Abstract

We describe a PCR-assay differentiating Streptococcus pneumoniae from closely-related species of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus and identification of pneumococcus clinical isolates, based on the “Xisco” gene discriminatory marker. The complete “Xisco” gene sequence was observed in all S. pneumoniae genomes analyzed and absent in all non-pneumococcus genomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	248-250
Number of pages	3
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	90
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.12.003
Publication status	Published - Apr 2018

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Keywords

Identification
Mitis group
PCR
Pneumococcus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
“Xisco” gene

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Detection of “Xisco” gene for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

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