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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 47, Issue 5 435-439, Copyright © 1998 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Serotype variation in Streptococcus anginosus, S. constellatus and S. intermedius

M. Inoue, H. Eifuku-Koreeda, K. Kitada, N. Takamatsu-Matsushita, Y. Okada and E. Osano
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kagoshima University Dental School, Japan.

Various serotypes reported in three serotyping systems for the 'Streptococcus milleri' group, i.e., Ottens I-IV, Osano I-IV and serotypes a-k, were compared with each other in a capillary precipitation test and by the double immunodiffusion test. Only two of the 19 serotypes, f and Ottens-III, were identical, and the other 17 serotypes were independent. Thus, 18 serotypes and another three candidates (a-, b- and g-cross-reactive) were found in the 'S. milleri' group. Of the 248 strains tested, 197 were serotypable, and 23 strains carried two type antigens. Generally, the Ottens I, II, III (serotype f), IV and Osano IV antigens, often together with the Lancefield group F antigen, were found in S. anginosus and S. constellatus. In addition, the serotype a, c, d, e and k antigens with the group A, C or G antigen were distributed in S. anginosus, the serotype b antigen in S. constellatus and the g, h, i, j, Osano I, II and III antigens in S. intermedius. Twenty-five of the untypable strains were Lancefield groupable (mostly F).


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