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Identifying non-capsulate strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from eyes.
  1. A A Pease,
  2. C W Douglas,
  3. R C Spencer

    Abstract

    Over six months 10 biochemically and physiologically atypical strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae were isolated from eye swabs. Conventional methodology showed that these strains possessed characteristics of both S pneumoniae and other alpha haemolytic streptococci. The use of sodium dodecyl sulphate - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) enabled us to characterise these strains as S pneumoniae. Loss of the capsule seemed to be associated with atypical biochemical properties.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.39.8.871

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