TABLE 1.
Comparison of properties of Albert’s diarrheal isolates to characteristic properties of H. alvei and E. coli strains
| Test | Result for the following strainsa:
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| E. colib | H. alveib | ICDDRB strains
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| 19982 | 9194 | 10457 | 10790 | 12502 | |||
| Voges-Proskauer | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| KCN | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| Acetate | + | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| Acid from: | |||||||
| Lactose | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| d-Sorbitol | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| MUG | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Cephalothin | S | R | I | I | S | I | S |
| Hafnia phage 1672 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| phoE gene probe | + | − | + | + | + | + | + |
a
Abbreviations: +, ≥85% positive; −, ≤15% positive; S, susceptible; I, intermediate; R, resistant.
b
Typical profiles of each species (active E. coli, H. alvei) are from Farmer (6).