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IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KINGELLA KINGAE
Author(s) -
ØDUM LARS,
FREDERIKSEN WILHELM
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-131X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1981.tb00194_89b.x
Subject(s) - fastidious organism , microbiology and biotechnology , kingella kingae , biology , neisseriaceae , incubation , eikenella corrodens , maltose , pathogen , oxidase test , bacteria , antibiotics , biochemistry , enzyme , immunology , septic arthritis , genetics , arthritis
Kingella kingae is a rarely isolated opportunistic pathogen in the family Neisseriaceae. Thirteen strains of this organism, including six strains isolated in Denmark, were characterized. They formed a homogeneous group of small, non‐motile, fastidious Gram‐negative rods which were beta‐haemolytic, oxidase positive, catalase negative and saccharolytic. Acid was produced from glucose and maltose. Growth was most pronounced aerobically but corroding colonies increased considerably in size during anaerobic incubation.