Combined serotyping and biotyping of Serratia marcescens
1976; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 3; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/jcm.3.6.582-585.1976
ISSN1098-660X
AutoresSally Jo Rubin, Susan R. Brock, Mary E. Chamberland, RICK LYONS,
Tópico(s)Microbial infections and disease research
ResumoThe API (Analytab Products, Inc., New York, N.Y.) biotypes of 117 clinical isolates of Serratia marcescens were determined and fell into 13 different patterns. The O and H antigens were determined by tube agglutination, and 27 serotypes were identified. The biotype and serotype appeared to vary indepently. Serotyping and biotyping combined divided these isolates into 56 different types. There was a problem interpreting the end points for inositol fermentation and urease production, which could affect reproducibility of API biotypes. Biotyping is a simple way of screening for possible nosocomial outbreaks of S. marcescens.
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