- Method for differentiating Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena from other Klebsiella species.
Method for differentiating Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena from other Klebsiella species.
Conventional methods usually fail to identify Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena, which represent up to 19% of clinical Klebsiella isolates. By combining four carbon substrate assimilation tests and two conventional tests, the method identified these species with a specificity and a sensitivity of 100%. Overall, sensitivity for Klebsiella identification was 94.7%.