Occurrence, in the city of São Paulo, of a lysine-decarboxylase negative biotype of Salmonella typhimurium
Vol. 38 No. 1 (1978), ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vol. 38 No. 1 (1978)

Occurrence, in the city of São Paulo, of a lysine-decarboxylase negative biotype of Salmonella typhimurium

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
https://doi.org/10.53393/rial.1978.38.37116
Published 1978-06-30
Gil Vital Alvares Pessôa
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Elena Kano
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Chifume Takeuchi Calzada
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Kinue Irino
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Vera Simonsen
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
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Keywords

lysine decarboxylase
Salmonella typhimurium, biotypes

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Pessôa GVA, Kano E, Calzada CT, Irino K, Simonsen V. Occurrence, in the city of São Paulo, of a lysine-decarboxylase negative biotype of Salmonella typhimurium. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 1978 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 5];38(1):33-5. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/37116
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Abstract

Lysine was not decarboxilated by 8.9% of the strains of Salmonella
typhimurium which were isolated from human sources during 13 moriths
(starting in august, 1976). It is suggested that Iysirie decarboxylase nega tive strains of S. typhimurium may be related to hospital infections.

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