Clinical and laboratory characteristics of Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 11 (2) , 141-145
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.11.2.141-145.1980
Abstract
A. xylosoxidans was isolated from 6 patients. The organism causes opportunistic infections in patients who are compromised. A. xylosoxidans is a catalase- and oxidase-positive, motile, gram-negative rod that oxidizes xylose and glucose. The organism exists in a water environment and may be confused with Pseudomonas spp. Unlike Pseudomonas, Achromobacter has peritrichous flagella. The clinical and laboratory characteristics of A. xylosoxidans are presented.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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