Identification of oxidase-positive, glucose-negative, motile species of nonfermentative bacilli.

AUTOR(ES)

Pickett, M J

RESUMO

Motile and glucose-negative nonfermentative bacilli are difficult to identify by commonly used procedures. We found eight features (reduction of nitrate and nitrite, acidification of fructose, and alkalinization of acetamide, arginine, histidine, saccharate, and urea) that identified 83% of 143 strains. These, along with additional biochemical tests, effected identification of 93% of the strains. Hence, only a minority of these strains required examination by microscopy (for type of flagellation and presence of inclusion bodies) for complete identification.

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