Shaima A. Alabass. M. Al-Taai

Molecular Characterization of Some Virulence Factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Children with Acute Otitis Media in Hilla, Iraq

Lamees Abdul-Razzaq Abdul-Lateef, Safaa H. Alturaihy & Shaima A. Alabass. M. Al-Taai · Biotechnology Journal International · 2015

Aims: Isolation and identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae from children with acute otitis media. Molecular detection of some virulence genes of S. pneumoniae such as pneumolysin (ply), autolysin A (LytA), Neuraminidase (NanA), Luminescence luxS, capsular polysaccharide synth...