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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MARKERS FOR PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
Author(s) -
Bergan Tom
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-5563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1973.tb02189.x
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , typing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Experience with serogrouping and pyocine typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been presented. The Habs serogrouping system was compared with the schemas of Homma et al. , of Lányi , and of Sandvik. All the reference strains of Homma et al. were groupable by the Habs set, likewise most of the Lányi strains. The bovine Sandvik serogroup reference strains all had a Habs counterpart, except O:II which was incorporated in the Habs system as O:13. The bovine serogroup O:VIII corresponded to Habs O:8. It was considered justified to recognize the Wahba O:14 as a separate entity. The pyocine typing method of Gillies & Govan was suitable since it rendered a reasonably reproducible result. With this procedure, 96.7 per cent of the strains were typed. The major disadvantage of the method was its insufficient subdivision of the P. aeruginosa strains. Only three types constituted 65.3 per cent of the material. The data suggested a correlation between certain serogroups and pyocine types.