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A Numerical Taxonomic Study of Proteus‐Providence Bacteria
Author(s) -
McKELL JEAN,
JONES DOROTHY
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1976.tb00614.x
Subject(s) - proteus , proteus mirabilis , providencia , proteus vulgaris , shigella dysenteriae , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , proteus infections , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , escherichia coli , genetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , gene
One hundred and six strains from the Proteus‐Providence group and 27 other strains from the rest of the Enterobacteriaceae were subjected to 178 morphological. physiological and biochemical tests and the results analysed by computer. Most of the Proteus‐Providence strains grouped into six main clusters; (1) Proteus mirabilis , (2) Proteus vulgaris , (3) Proteus morganii , (4) Providencia alcalifaciens, Shigella dysenteriae , (5) Proteus rettgeri , (6) Providencia stuartii . On the basis of these groupings a scheme has been drawn up for distinguishing between the different taxa in the Proteus‐Providence group.