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Table 1 Genetic diversity, serotypes and colonial opacity of invasive isolates (n = 304)

From: Heterogeneity of pneumococcal phase variants in invasive human infections

Serotype

No. of STs a

No. of isolates with phenotype

Total

  

Opaque (O)

Transparent (T)

Intermediate (I)

Mixture

 

1

4

45

3

1

1

50

3

5

11

26

7

1

45

4

3

21

1

4

1

27

8

2

8

5

10

4

27

14

8

15

28

10

9

62

12B

4

13

0

2

0

15

19A

6

11

3

3

0

17

23F

3

17

2

2

1

22

7F

1

9

2

7

0

18

9V

5

8

9

3

1

21

Total

- b

158

79

49

18

304

  1. aDistinct sequence types (ST) with serotype as determined by multi-locus sequence typing [13].
  2. bSince five STs were found associated with more than one serotype the number of unique STs is 36