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J Clin Microbiol. 1989 March; 27(3): 564-565

Epidemiological typing of Enterobacter aerogenes.

Division of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, England.

ABSTRACT

The applicability of Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella typing reagents for classifying clinical strains of Enterobacter aerogenes was evaluated. Of 75 strains, none were agglutinated by E. cloacae O antisera or were sensitive to E. cloacae bacteriophages. In contrast, 70 strains reacted with Klebsiella capsular antisera. Two-thirds of the strains were lysed by Klebsiella typing phages. A set of five E. aerogenes bacteriocin producers classified 92% of strains into 15 sensitivity types. In conclusion, E. aerogenes may be typed with Klebsiella reagents, and the simple bacteriocin test provides further discrimination between strains. The limited number of capsular antigens in the species and their apparent similarity to Klebsiella capsular antigens warrant further investigation.