Determination of accessory gene patterns predicts the same relatedness among strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae as sequencing of housekeeping genes does and represents a novel approach in molecular epidemiology

辅助基因模式的测定能够预测肺炎链球菌菌株间的亲缘关系，其效果与管家基因测序相当，这代表了分子流行病学领域的一种新方法。