Incidence of klebocinogeny using two indicator systems.
The incidence of bacteriocinogeny among 117 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae was examined using two systems of indicators-K. pneumoniae WC indicator and the Abbott-Shannon set of indicators. None of the isolate tested produced bacteriocin active on K. pneumoniae WC while 23 per cent positivity was observed with the Abbott-Shannon indicators. Most of the bacteriocin producers were urinary isolates (53.8%) followed by 15.3 and 30.7 per cent respectively of faecal and miscellaneous isolates. Our results indicate the advantages of using a set of indicators over a single indicator strain.
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Saxena
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D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000378:metabolism*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
D001430:Bacteriocins; C019447:klebocin