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C W Hendricks, J D Doyle, B Hugley.
Abstract
A solid medium containing ashed, acid-washed cellulose and a dye, Congo red, has been developed for enumeration of cellulose-utilizing bacteria in soil. Bacteria able to use the cellulose in this medium produced distinct zones of clearing around their colonies. A vivid contrast between the uniform red color of the medium and these halos made this method of differentiation of these organisms superior to other methods.Entities:
Year: 1995 PMID: 16535032 PMCID: PMC1388450 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.5.2016-2019.1995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792