Isolation of Corynebacterium group D2 from clinical specimens.

European journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 6 ·No. 4 ·1987-08-00 ·Pages 418-9

Van Bosterhaut B, Claeys G, Gigi J, Wauters G

Abstract

A total of 38 strains of Corynebacterium Group D2 isolated from clinical specimens in Belgian laboratories were characterized by pronounced urease activity, inability to acidify sugars and to reduce nitrates and multiresistance to antibiotics. Two strains were involved in clinical diseases. The organisms were found to have a more opportunistic than pathogenic behaviour.

MeSH Terms

Bacteriuria/microbiology Carbohydrate Metabolism Corynebacterium/drug effects,enzymology,isolation & purification,metabolism Corynebacterium Infections/microbiology Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Nitrates/metabolism Opportunistic Infections/microbiology Oxidation-Reduction Sepsis/microbiology Urease/metabolism

Chemicals

Nitrates Urease

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Van Bosterhaut B

Catholic University of Louvain, Microbiology Unit, Brussels, Belgium.

Claeys G

Gigi J

Wauters G

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Article Info

Journal

European journal of clinical microbiology

Abbr.

Eur J Clin Microbiol

ISSN

0722-2211

DOI

10.1007/BF02013099

Published

1987-08-00

Pages

418-9

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

8219582

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF02013099

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