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Table 2 Detection of the 13-kb genomic region in 187 K. pneumoniae isolates.

From: Genomic diversity of citrate fermentation in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Specimen type (no. of isolates)

Primer 1

citA, citB

Primer 2

oadA, oadB

Primer 3

citS, citC2

Primer 4

citD2, citE2

Primer 5

citF2, citG2

Positive*

Urine (93)

56

80

56

58

55

55 (59%)

Non-urine (94)

54

82

54

54

54

53 (56.3%)

   Blood (28)

18

25

18

18

18

18 (64.2%)

   Wound (23)

11

18

12

12

12

11 (47.8%)

   Respiratory (23)

12

20

11

11

11

11 (47.8%)

   Other (20)

13

19

13

13

13

13 (65%)

  1. * Note: Strains with positive results using all 5 primer sets are regarded as positive for the 13-kb region.