Chemical and cultural characterization of CDC group WO-1, a weakly oxidative gram-negative group of organisms isolated from clinical sources.

doi:10.1128/jcm.30.2.291-295.1992

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Chemical and cultural characterization of CDC group WO-1, a weakly oxidative gram-negative group of organisms isolated from clinical sources.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 1992

Hollis D G, Weaver R E, Moss C W, Daneshvar M I, Wallace P L

Abstract excerpt

Ninety-six strains of weakly oxidative gram-negative rods isolated primarily from clinical specimens form a distinct group that has been designated Centers for Disease Control (CDC) group WO-1 (WO stands for weak oxidizer). The phenotypic characteristics of CDC group WO-1 were most similar to tho...

Topics

Cell Movement
Fatty Acids
Glucose
Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria
Humans
Nitrates
Nitrites
Oxidation-Reduction
Phenotype
Pseudomonas

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