Misidentification of a variant biotype of Escherichia coli O157:H7 as Escherichia fergusonii by Vitek 2 Compact

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar;47(3):872-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02425-08. Epub 2008 Dec 30.

Authors

Leta K Crawford-Miksza, Sunee Himathongkham, Mary L Dodd, Alexandru S Badoiu, Olivia M Badoiu, Linda S Guthertz

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques / methods*
California
Diagnostic Errors*
Environmental Microbiology*
Escherichia coli O157 / classification*
Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification*