PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - I. W. Geere TI - Enterobacter agglomerans: the clinically important plant pathogen DP - 1977 Mar 05 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 517--519 VI - 116 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/116/5/517.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/116/5/517.full SO - CMAJ1977 Mar 05; 116 AB - During a 5-month period Enterobacter agglomerans, now described as a member of the phytopathogenic genus Erwinia, was isolated from 13 patients in a general hospital; in 1 patient it was isolated from two sites. In six instances the organism was the sole pathogen isolated, in two instances it may have contributed to infection and in the remaining instances it was probably a transient saprophyte. The strains showed some variation in biochemical reactions but were similar in colonial morphology and were consistently sensitive to several antibiotics. Although this organism is prevalent in the general environment and usually relatively benign, it does have a potential for nosocomial infection.