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. 1965 May;18(3):301–306. doi: 10.1136/jcp.18.3.301

Bacterium anitratum and Mima polymorpha infection in Uganda

F Lothe 1, E Griffin 1
PMCID: PMC472929  PMID: 14304241

Abstract

Eleven cases of infection with Bacterium anitratum and one with Mima polymorpha are described. Microscopically the organisms showed Gram-negative or Gram-variable diplococci with a tendency to form filaments. There appear to be a number of biochemical variants of B. anitratum. Serological cross-reactions with the genus Klebsiella was found. The antibiotic patterns are given and particular attention is drawn to the resistance of the organisms to chloramphenicol.

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