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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2006

The genus Hafnia: from soup to nuts.

J Michael Janda, Sharon L Abbott

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 164 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J Michael JandaMicrobial Diseases Laboratory, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Room E164, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. jjanda@dhs.ca.gov
Sharon L Abbott
California Health and Human Services Agency · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genus Hafnia, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, consists of gram-negative bacteria that are occasionally implicated in both intestinal and extraintestinal infections in humans. Despite the fact that the genus currently contains only a single species (H. alvei), more extensive phylogenetic depth (two or more species) is apparent based upon DNA relatedness and 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies. Hafnia causes a variety of systemic infections, including septicemia and pneumonia; however, its role as a gastrointestinal pathogen is controversial. Many of the data supporting a role for hafniae as enteric pathogens were incorrectly attributed to this genus rather than to the actual pathogen, Escherichia albertii. There are numerous gaps in our understanding of this genus, including ecologic habitats and population genetics, disease-producing role in animals, phenetic and genetic methods useful in distinguishing genomospecies within the H. alvei complex, and bona fide pathogenicity factors.

Indexed as

HafniaAnimalsChildEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsEnvironmental MicrobiologyGastroenteritisHafnia alveiHumans

Identifiers

PMID16418520
PMCPMC1360275
OpenAlexW2145332480

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