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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 1103-1104, Vol. 36, No. 4
Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Division of
Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Health
Services, Berkeley, California 94704-10111;
Natividad Medical Center, Salinas, California
939062; and
Santa Barbara County
Health Care Services, Santa Barbara, California
931103
Received 28 October 1997/Returned for modification 15 December
1997/Accepted 30 December 1997
Two unusual cases of Aeromonas infection are described,
one associated with bacteremia (Aeromonas schubertii) and
another in which the organism was recovered from an infected gall
bladder (Aeromonas veronii biotype veronii). These strains
were initially identified as Vibrio damsela and
Vibrio cholerae by the Vitek and API 20E systems,
respectively. Use of appropriate screening tests and familiarity with
the newer Aeromonas species could prevent initial
misidentifications and potential public health consequences.
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Misidentification of Unusual Aeromonas
Species as Members of the Genus Vibrio: a Continuing
Problem
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbial
Diseases Laboratory, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-1011. Phone:
(510) 540-2242. Fax: (510) 540-2374. E-mail:
jjanda{at}hw1.cahwnet.gov.
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