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Product Format
freeze-dried
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
no
Antibiotic Resistance
Fluoroquinolone resistant
Resistant to Levofloxacin
Susceptible to Amoxicillin
Comments
Part of the national surveillance study called CROSS (Canadian Respiratory Organism Susceptibility Study)
Medium
ATCC® Medium 260: Trypticase soy agar/broth with defibrinated sheep blood
ATCC® Medium 260: Trypticase soy agar/broth with defibrinated sheep blood
ATCC® Medium 44: Brain Heart Infusion Agar/Broth
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37.0°C
Name of Depositor
DJ Hoban
Special Collection
ATCC
Year of Origin
2005
References
Zhanel GG, et al. Antimicrobial resistance in respiratory tract Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates: results of the Canadian Respiratory Organism Susceptibility Study, 1997 to 2002. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47(6): 1867-1874, 2003. PubMed: 12760860
