Escherichia vulneris : A new species of Enterobacteriaceae associated with human wounds

Brenner, DJ; Mcwhorter, AC; Knutson, JKL; Steigerwalt, AG

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4933580

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Journal Article

Year

1982

HERO ID 4933580
In Press No
Year 1982
Title Escherichia vulneris : A new species of Enterobacteriaceae associated with human wounds
Authors Brenner, DJ; Mcwhorter, AC; Knutson, JKL; Steigerwalt, AG
Journal Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume 15
Issue 6 (1982)
Page Numbers 1133-1140
Abstract The name Escherichia vulneris sp. nov. (formerly called Alma group 1 and Enteric group 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and API group 2 by Analytab Products, Inc.) is proposed for a group of isolates from the United States and Canada, 74% of which were from human wounds. E. vulneris is a gram-negative, oxidase-negative, fermentative, motile rod with the characteristics of the family Enterobacteriaceae Biochemical reactions characteristic of 61 E. vulneris strains were positive tests for methyl red, malonate, and lysine decarboxylase; a delayed positive test for arginine dihydrolase; acid production from D-mannitol, L-arabinose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, D-xylose, trehalose, cellobiose, and melibiose; negative tests for Voges-Proskauer, indole, urea, H sub(2)S, citrate, ornithine decarboxylase, phenylalanine deaminase, and DNase; and no acid from dulcitol, adonitol, myo-inositol, and D-sorbitol. )E. vulnerisshowed the highest relatedness to species of Escherichia (25 to 39%) and Enterobacter (24 to 35%). On the basis of biochemical similarity, the new species was placed in the genus Escherichia The type strain of E. vulneris is ATCC 33821 (CDC 875-72).
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Keyword wound infection; man