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Table 1 Pneumococcal isolates used in this study

From: Inhibition of Streptococcus pneumoniae adherence to human epithelial cells in vitro by the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Isolate

Serotype*

Clinical category

Origin

PMP843

19 F

Colonising

USA

PMP558

6B

Colonising

Fiji

PMP812

5

Invasive

Bangladesh

PMP6 (ATCC 6305)

5

ND

ATCC

PMP41

3

Colonising

Fiji

  1. * by the Quellung reaction.
  2. ND: Not defined.