Enteric group 17 in clinical isolates
Yang, D.I.; Chen, L.C.
Zhonghua Minguo Wei Sheng Wu Ji Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 22(4): 292-294
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0253-2662 PMID: 2700157 Document Number: 326915
The Enteric Group 17, a new group of Enterobacteriaceae, has been classified (by the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.) based on its positive methyl-red test as well as its negative response to Voges-Proskauer, motility, rhamnose and melibiose fermentation tests. The isolation rate of Enteric Group 17 among 500 clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in Taiwan is 1.8% (9/500). This finding recommends that Taiwan's hospital laboratories should pay particular attention to the possible presence of this bacteria when an isolate has reactions similar to that of Enterobacter cloacae or other members of the Enterobacter species.