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Streptococcus Laboratory Protocols
- emm typing
- PCR deduction of pneumococcal serotypes including identification of pneumococcal serotypes from nasopharynx using culture and PCR (Updated March 2010)
- Identification of other Streptococcal species
- Alternative MLST primers for S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae. Also primers for an S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and S. canis MLST scheme
(Updated Jan 2009)
- Real Time PCR Target
[PDF - 13KB] (Updated Sept 2010) - TaqMan Template - S. pyogenes [PDF - 23KB] (Updated Sept 2010)
- TaqMan Template - S. pneumoniae [PDF - 23KB] (Updated Sept 2010)
Inquiries about Streptococcus Laboratory protocols should be directed to Bernard Beall (404-639-1237 -- BBeall@cdc.gov).
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