In article <3u60o6$p5r at ipgate.le.ac.uk>, <nag3 at le.ac.uk> writes:
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> From: neill gingles <nag3 at le.ac.uk>
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> Subject: Serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae
> Date: 14 Jul 1995 14:59:18 GMT
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>> I have been using the Quellung reaction to serotype some capsular types
> but have had difficulty identifying capsular swelling in a few strains.
> I wonder if anyone has a better protocol or another quick method of
> serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae.
>>Co-agglutination reagents will work. If you send us the strains, we can do it.
Ken Bromberg, MD
Brooklyn, NY
