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Rapid presumptive phenospecies identification of mesophilic aeromonads by testing for suicidal activity.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 1990
Piersimoni C, Morbiducci V, De Sio G, Scalise G
Abstract excerpt
A new test combination for presumptive phenospecies identification of mesophilic aeromonads by testing for suicidal activity in conjunction with esculin hydrolysis and gas production from glucose was evaluated. Of 40 clinical isolates of Aeromonas tested statically at 30 degrees C, seven were identified as Aeromonas hydrophilia (non-suicidal, aerogenic, esculin positive), eight as Aeromonas sobria (suicide...
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