A New Microarray System to Detect Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes

Table 1

Test strains.

Serotype	Strain designation	Serotype	Strain designation
1	ATCC6301^a	14	D59^b
2	ATCC6302^a	15F	ATCC6315^a
3	D36^b	15A	ATCC6330^a
4	JHK27^b	15B	ATCC10354^a
5	ATCC6305^a	15C	SSI15C/2^c
6A	MSC1943^b	17F	ATCC6317^a
6B	MSC1047^b	17A	SSI17A/2^c
7F	ATCC10351^a	18F	ATCC6318^a
7A	ATCC6307^a	18A	ATCC10344^a
7B	ATCC10348^a	18B	ATCC10355^a
7C	ATCC10350^a	18C	ATCC10356^a
8	ATCC6308^a	19F	D33^b
9A	ATCC8333^a	19A	D4^b
9V	KD10-11^b	19B	ATCC10358^a
9L	ATCC10349^a	19C	ATCC10359^a
9N	KD01-26^b	20	ATCC6320^a
10F	ATCC6310^a	22F	KD01-23^b
10A	ATCC8334^a	22A	ATCC10363^a
10B	SSI10B/2^c	23F	KD11-15^b
10C	SSI10C/2^c	23A	KD12-06^b
11F	ATCC6311^a	23B	ATCC10364^a
11A	SSI11A/2^c	33F	ATCC10370^a
11B	SSI11B/2^c	33A	ATCC8340^a
11C	ATCC10353^a	33B	ATCC10342^a
11D	SSI11D/1^c	33C	ATCC8339^a
12F	ATCC6312^a	33D	SSI33D/2^c
12A	SSI12A/5^c	44	SSI44/3^c
12B	SSI12B/1^c	46	SSI46/2^c

Explanatory notes: Serotypes represented in bold letter are those included in 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine.
^aAmerican Type Culture Collection.
^bClinical isolate obtained from Japan.
^cStatens Serum Institute.