Isolation of group EF-4 bacteria in Australia.
A bacterial strain isolated from dog-bite wound was identified as belonging to a group which is so far unnamed but which has been tentatively designated Group EF-4 by workers at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA. Although this appears to be the first reported isolation in Australia of a strain belonging to this group, it is possible that strains of Group EF-4 are not infrequently recovered from dog-bite wounds but, when they are, they may either not be identified or be dismissed as skin contaminants. Characteristics are presented for differentiating Group EF-4 from Pasteurella multocida, the bacterium typically associated with animal bite wounds in humans.
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000145:classification; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*