title: Pyrazinamidase activity as a phenotypic marker for several Aeromonas spp. isolated from clinical specimens.
abstract: Negative pyrazinamidase activity was significantly associated with Aeromonas sobria, and positive pyrazinamidase activity was associated with A. hydrophila and A. caviae (chi 2, P less than 0.0001). The absence of pyrazinamidase activity may be a potentially significant phenotypic marker for A. sobria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carnahan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hammontree
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C022490:pyrazinamide deamidase