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Comparative Study
. 1974 Nov;28(5):759-62.
doi: 10.1128/am.28.5.759-762.1974.

Rapid methods for biochemical testing of anaerobic bacteria

P C Schreckenberger, D J Blazevic
Comparative Study

Rapid methods for biochemical testing of anaerobic bacteria

P C Schreckenberger et al. Appl Microbiol. 1974 Nov.

Abstract

Rapid biochemical tests for nitrate, indole, gelatin, starch, esculin, and o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside were performed on 112 strains of anaerobic bacteria. All tests were incubated under aerobic conditions, and results were recorded within 4 h. The tests for nitrate, indole, and starch showed a 95% or greater correlation when compared to the standard biochemical tests. Tests for esculin and gelatin showed an agreement of 86 and 77%, respectively. PathoTec test strips for nitrate, indole, esculin, o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside, Voges-Proskauer, and urease were also tested and showed encouraging results.

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