16S-23S Intergenic Spacer (ITS) Region Sequence Analysis: Applicability and Usefulness in Identifying Genera and Species Resembling Non-Hemolytic Streptococci

Xiaohui Chen Nielsen^1*, Derya Carkaci¹, Rimtas Dargis¹, Lise Hannecke¹, Ulrik Stenz Justesen², Michael Kemp², Jens Jørgen Christensen¹ and Monja Hammer³

¹Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark

²Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

³Department of Microbiology Diagnostics and Virology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark