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. 1993 Sep;31(9):2499-501.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.9.2499-2501.1993.

Identification of vancomycin-resistant lactic bacteria isolated from humans

T Mackey  1 , V Lejeune, M Janssens, G Wauters
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Identification of vancomycin-resistant lactic bacteria isolated from humans

T Mackey et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

By using cell morphology, arginine dihydrolase, and gas production in de Man, Sharp, Rogosa broth, 122 isolates of vancomycin-resistant lactic bacteria from humans were assigned to five profiles, allowing us to distinguish Pediococcus, homofermentative and heterofermentative Lactobacillus, and Leuconostoc species. The absence of L-(+)-lactic acid, as detected spectrophotometrically, was confirmatory for Leuconostoc species. API 50 CHL panels were useful for the identification of Lactobacillus species.

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