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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 1999, p. 4186-4188, Vol. 37, No. 12
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Identification of Hafnia alvei with the MicroScan WalkAway System

L. A. Rodríguez,1,* J. Vivas,1 C. S. Gallardo,1 F. Acosta,2 L. Barbeyto,3 and F. Real2

Departamento de Biología Funcional y Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Campus de Ourense,1 and Laboratorio de Microbiología, Hospital Cristal Piñor,3 Ourense, and Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,2 Spain

Received 28 January 1999/Returned for modification 5 June 1999/Accepted 21 August 1999

Hafnia alvei is a gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacillus that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. This organism is a causative agent of intestinal disorders and is found in different environments. H. alvei has received increased clinical attention as a cause of different infections in humans. This study was performed to compare the MicroScan WalkAway automated identification system in conjunction with the new MicroScan Combo Negative type 1S panels with conventional biochemical methods for identification of 21 H. alvei strains. The MicroScan WalkAway system was found capable of correctly identifying 20 of the 21 strains tested.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Vigo, Campus de Ourense, Las Lagunas, 32004 Ourense, Spain. Phone: 988 387066. Fax: 988 387001. E-mail: lalopez{at}uvigo.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 1999, p. 4186-4188, Vol. 37, No. 12
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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