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. 1977 Sep;6(3):312-3.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.6.3.312-313.1977.

Rapid deoxyribonuclease test with methyl green

B L Elder, I Trujillo, D J Blazevic

Rapid deoxyribonuclease test with methyl green

B L Elder et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1977 Sep.

Abstract

A 4-h deoxyribonuclease test using methyl green to differentiate Serratia from other Enterobacteriaceae was developed. The tests agreed 100% with an overnight plate test for 100 Serratia, 83 Enterobacter, and 6 Klebsiella species.

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