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  • Method for differentiating Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena from other Klebsiella species.

Method for differentiating Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena from other Klebsiella species.

Journal of clinical microbiology (1994-04-01)
D Monnet, J Freney
ABSTRACT

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%.

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D-(+)-Melezitose hydrate, ≥97% (HPLC)
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