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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
no
Antibiotic Resistance
Resistant to erythromycin
Resistant to penicillin
Resistant to tetracycline
Sensitive to chloramphenicol
Comments
Representative strain of the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network (PMEN)
Mic ug/ml: penicillin 1; erythromycin >256; tetracycline 24; chloramphenicol 3
Medium
ATCC® Medium 44: Brain Heart Infusion Agar/Broth
ATCC® Medium 260: Trypticase soy agar/broth with defibrinated sheep blood
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: 5% CO2
Name of Depositor
LK McDougal
Special Collection
NCRR Contract
Chain of Custody
ATCC <-- LK McDougal <-- B. Spratt
Year of Origin
1997
References
Shi ZY, et al. Identification of three major clones of multiply antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwanese hospitals by multilocus sequence typing. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36: 3514-3519, 1998. PubMed: 9817864
McGee L, et al. Nomenclature of major antimicrobial-resistant clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae defined by the pneumococcal molecular epidemiology network. J Clin Microbiol 39: 2565-2571, 2001. PubMed: 11427569
