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Volume 13, Number 8—August 2007
Letter

Dyella japonica Bacteremia in Hemodialysis Patient

Pattarachai Kiratisin*, Premwadee Kowwigkai*, Supanit Pattanachaiwit*, Anucha Apisarnthanarak†, and Amornrut Leelaporn*Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: *Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; †Thammasat University Hospital, Prathumthani, Thailand;

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Table

Biochemical characteristics of patient’s isolate RB28 and type strains of Dyella species*

Characteristics Patient’s isolate RB28 D. japonica XD53T D. koreensis BB4T
Oxidase + + +
Catalase + + w
Motility + + +
Acid from
L-arabinose – – –
D-galactose – – –
D-glucose + + +
D-mannose + + –
D-ribose – – –
D-sucrose – – +
D-xylose – – –
Caprate – – –
Citrate – – –
α-galactosidase – – +
β-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase – w +
α-glucosidase – w +

*Data from references (6) and (8); T, type strain.

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