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Comparative Study
. 1974 Apr;27(4):811-3.
doi: 10.1128/am.27.4.811-813.1974.

One-tube test for determining oxidative or fermentative metabolism of bacteria

W J Brown
Comparative Study

One-tube test for determining oxidative or fermentative metabolism of bacteria

W J Brown. Appl Microbiol. 1974 Apr.

Abstract

A one-tube test for distinguishing oxidation from fermentation in the metabolism of carbohydrates was examined on 1,200 gram-negative bacilli. There was a 100% correlation between the one-tube method and the standard two-tube procedure.

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