Evaluation of a rapid method for identifying Branhamella catarrhalis
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Evaluation of a rapid method for identifying Branhamella catarrhalis
Abstract
The speed and precision of hydrolysis of tributyrin to butyric acid as a test to detect Branhamella catarrhalis were evaluated. The test proved consistently reliable in the identification of strains and correctly differentiated B catarrhalis from Neisseria sp. The combination of Gram stain, oxidase, and catalase tests to tributyrin hydrolysis provides a means of positive same day identification of B catarrhalis.
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