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Isolation of Ewingella americana from mollusks

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Twenty-three of 2446 strains of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from mollusks were identified as Ewingella americana both biochemically and by DNA hybridization with strain S6/1111. The biochemical characteristics of the new strains showed few differences from previously reported strains obtained from human clinical specimens. These are the first strains of E. americana isolated from animals.

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  1. Staatliches Medizinaluntersuchungsamt, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany

    Hans E. Müller

  2. Division of Biochemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 20307-5100, Washington, DC, USA

    G. Richard Fanning

  3. Emerging Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30333, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Don J. Brenner

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Müller, H.E., Fanning, G.R. & Brenner, D.J. Isolation of Ewingella americana from mollusks. Current Microbiology 31, 287–290 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314581

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