Article
Ewingella americana gen.nov., sp.nov., a new Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens.
Annales de microbiologie - 1 Jan 2000
Grimont P A, Farmer J J, Grimont F, Asbury M A, Brenner D J, Deval C
Abstract excerpt
We propose the name Ewingella gen.nov. for a new group in the Enterobacteriaceae. Ewingella is phenotypically distinct from all other groups of Enterobacteriaceae. The members of this genus are lipase- and deoxyribonuclease-negative; Voges-Proskauer-positive; lysine-, ornithine- and arginine-decarboxylase-negative; anaerogenic; they produce acid from glucose in the presence (and absence) of iodoacetate, but fail...
Topics
- Base Composition
- DNA, Bacterial
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Genotype
- Humans
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Phenotype
- Terminology as Topic
