Article
Recognition of Morganella subspecies, with proposal of Morganella morganii subsp. morganii subsp. nov. and Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii subsp. nov.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Oct 1992
Jensen K T, Frederiksen W, Hickman-Brenner F W, Steigerwalt A G, Riddle C F, Brenner D J
Abstract excerpt
The genus name Morganella was established within the family Enterobacteriaceae in 1978. Morganella morganii is the only species described thus far within this genus, and the name M. morganii has been accepted by usage in the scientific community for strains previously known as Proteus morganii. M. morganii isolates differ in their abilities to ferment trehalose and exhibit variable lysine and ornithine...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Carboxy-Lyases
- DNA, Bacterial
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Fermentation
- Humans
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Ornithine Decarboxylase
- Phenotype
- Trehalose
