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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2004, p. 5368-5370, Vol. 42, No. 11
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5368-5370.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Identification and Phylogeny of Enterobacter sakazakii Relative to Enterobacter and Citrobacter Species

Carol Iversen,1 Michael Waddington,2 Stephen L. W. On,3 and Stephen Forsythe1*

Division of Applied Microbiology and Environmental Biology, School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom,1 Accugenix, Newark, Delaware,2 Danish Institute of Food and Veterinary Research, Copenhagen, Denmark3

Received 24 March 2004/ Returned for modification 27 April 2004/ Accepted 30 July 2004

The phylogenetic relationships of Enterobacter sakazakii strains were investigated using 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and hsp60 sequencing. Each analysis distributed E. sakazakii strains among four clusters, indicating substantial taxonomic heterogeneity. The E. sakazakii type strain 16S rDNA sequence was 97.8% similar to that of Citrobacter koseri but 97.0% similar to that of Enterobacter cloacae.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Applied Microbiology and Environmental Biology, School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom. Phone: (44) 115 8483529. Fax: (44) 115 8486636. E-mail: Stephen.forsythe{at}ntu.ac.uk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2004, p. 5368-5370, Vol. 42, No. 11
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5368-5370.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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