This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Caprioli, T Articles by Kasatiya, S S Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Caprioli, T Articles by Kasatiya, S S

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

J Clin Microbiol. 1975 October; 2(4): 311-317

Phage typing scheme for group D streptococci isolated from human urogenital tract.

ABSTRACT

Streptococci of Lancefield group D were isolated from 52.2% of pharyngeal, 55.5% of urethral, 56.6% of endocervical, and 75.4% of ano-rectal specimens. Seventeen phages isolated from sewage and urogenital specimens were selected for phage typing. Four of these lysed only the strains of Streptococcus faecalis and its variety liquefaciens. Another six phages lysed only the strains of Streptococcus faecium and its variety durans. With the help of seven bacteriophages, 346 of 384 (90.1%) strains of S. faecalis and its variety liquefaciens could be classified into 27 types. Similarly, with the help of 10 other bacteriophages, 97 of 117 (82.9%) strains of S. faecium and its variety durans could be grouped into 22 types. In 72 of 87 (82.7%) cases, similar phage types were obtained at different culture sites of the same individual.

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Yoong, P., Schuch, R., Nelson, D., Fischetti, V. A. (2004). Identification of a Broadly Active Phage Lytic Enzyme with Lethal Activity against Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. J. Bacteriol. 186: 4808-4812 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Nallapareddy, S. R., Duh, R.-W., Singh, K. V., Murray, B. E. (2002). Molecular Typing of Selected Enterococcus faecalis Isolates: Pilot Study Using Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40: 868-876 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Savor, C., Pfaller, M. A., Kruszynski, J. A., Hollis, R. J., Noskin, G. A., Peterson, L. R. (1998). Comparison of Genomic Methods for Differentiating Strains of Enterococcus faecium: Assessment Using Clinical Epidemiologic Data. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36: 3327-3331 [Abstract] [Full Text]