Complete genome sequence of Streptococcus pneumoniae strain ST556, a multidrug-resistant isolate from an otitis media patient

J Bacteriol. 2012 Jun;194(12):3294-5. doi: 10.1128/JB.00363-12.

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen causing bacterial infection in the middle ear of humans. We previously used S. pneumoniae strain ST556, a low-passage 19F isolate from an otitis media patient, to perform a whole-genome screen for ear infection-associated genes in a chinchilla model. This report presents the complete genome sequence of ST556. The genome sequence will provide information complementary to the experimental data from our genetic study of this strain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Otitis Media / microbiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/CP003357