title: Genetic and ecological structure of Hafnia alvei in Australia.
abstract: Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis of 161 Hafnia alvei isolates from 158 hosts and 3 water column samples collected in Australia revealed that this species consists of two genetically distinct groups. The two groups of H. alvei differed significantly in their genetic structure and host distribution. The taxonomic class of the host but not geographic locality explained a significant proportion of the observed genetic and biochemical variation among strains within each genetic group.
authors.affiliation: School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. shoko.okada@anu.edu.au
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D017753:Ecosystem; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D020611:Hafnia alvei / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins