Open AccessVariation in Metabolism of Biochemical Test Substrates by Klebsiella Species: An Epidemiological Tool
Author(s) -
J. G. Barr
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/00222615-11-4-501
Subject(s) - klebsiella , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella pneumoniae , typing , metabolism , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
The variation in metabolism of biochemical test substrates by klebsiella isolates has been demonstrated. It is suggested that this variation is likely to result in false-negative reactions in biochemical tests incubated for short periods. The observations made may explain the reported difficulties in obtaining reproducible results in biotyping Klebsiella strains. Preliminary work suggests that differences in substrate metabolism will provide a means of increasing the sensitivity of methods for the biochemical typing of Klebsiella spp.