A Successful, Diverse Disease-Associated Lineage of Nontypeable Pneumococci That Has Lost the Capsular Biosynthesis Locus
ABSTRACT
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Strains.
DNA isolation and sequencing.
Presence of the capsular locus.
Phylogenetics.
RESULTS
Diversity of nontypeable pneumococci in Finland and comparison with the multilocus sequence typing database.
Distinct lineage of nontypeable pneumococci.
Relationship of cluster A to previously described strains.
Absence of wzg in nontypeable isolates.
DISCUSSION
Strain | No. of strains carrying: | ST | Serotype? | wzg | Site of isolationb | ||||||||||||
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aroE | gdh | gki | recP | spi | xpt | ddl | |||||||||||
IOPR 5877 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | (14) | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 868 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 100 | 33 | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 1295 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 100 | 33 | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 5853 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 100 | 33 | + | NP | ||||||
IOKOR 818 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 100 | 33 | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 3524 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 100 | 33 | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 1128 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 100 | 33 | + | MEF | ||||||
IOPR 1387 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 138 | (6B) | − | NP | ||||||
IOPR 3071 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 162 | 9V | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 3942 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 162 | 9V | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 3399 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 199 | (19A) | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 5878 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 235 | 20 | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 1329 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 1746 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2052 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2257 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4124 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4125 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4573 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4848 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2302 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 6449 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 1734 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 4169 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 344 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 1422 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 5944 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 5966 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOKOR 1051 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOKOR 1858 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOKOR 768 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 3595 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 6073 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOKOR 294 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOKOR 543 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 129 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 2740 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 2851 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 48 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 5580 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 448 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 1586 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 1793 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2368 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4036 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 5745 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 5844 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2687 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2866 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 3014 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 3065 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 3223 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4131 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4184 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4293 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 4847 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 5027 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 1496 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 3933 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 449 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOKOR 1054 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 492 | 6B | + | NP | ||||||
IOKOR 492 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 508 | + | NP | |||||||
IOKOR 609 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 508 | + | NP | |||||||
IOKOR 707 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 508 | + | NP | |||||||
IOKOR 314 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 520 | 22F | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 5599 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 520 | 22F | + | NP | ||||||
IOKOR 328 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 520 | 22F | + | MEF | ||||||
IOKOR 345 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 520 | 22F | + | MEF | ||||||
IOPR 5268 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 59 | 1054 | − | NP | |||||||
IOPR 2619 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 6 | 14 | 1055 | (6B) | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 4849 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 136 | 71 | 1229 | − | MEF | |||||||
IOPR 2837 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 146 | 1248 | 33 | + | NP | ||||||
IOPR 193 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 1290 | − | MEF |
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