Multilocus Sequence Typing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Japan, 2002–2016

Abstract

In Japan, Mycoplasma pneumoniae resistance to macrolides is high. To compare sequence types (STs) of susceptible and resistant isolates, we performed multilocus sequence typing for 417 isolates obtained in Japan during 2002–2016. The most prevalent ST overall was ST3, for macrolide-resistant was ST19, and for macrolide-susceptible were ST14 and ST7.

Keywords

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• multilocus sequence typing
• MLST
• macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• macrolide-sensitive Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• bacteria