OXYTOCA GROUP ORGANISMS ISOLATED FROM THE OROPHARYNGEAL REGION

Abstract

An opinion is offered to assign "Klebsiella", which are nonmotile, indole positive, and generally gelatinolytic, to the Oxytoca group. The biochemical reactions of 19 strains of the Oxytoca group are described by methods recommended by the Enterobacteriaceae Subcommittee of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Association of Microbiological Societies for group differentiation within the Enterobacteriaceae. Fifteen of these strains were isolated from the oropharyngeal region of patients with disease.