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Abstract
Detection of beta-galactosidase with the aid of o-nitrophenyl-beta-d-galactopyranoside (ONPG) was examined as a means for distinguishing between Citrobacter and Salmonella. Several factors which influence sensitivity and reliability of the test were studied. A bacteriostat, sodium azide, was included to permit prolonged incubation of weak and negative strains of enteric bacilli. By the procedure described, salmonellae gave negative ONPG tests; all of 171 strains of Citrobacter gave positive tests.Entities:
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Year: 1966 PMID: 5335384 PMCID: PMC546646 DOI: 10.1128/am.14.2.178-182.1966
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Microbiol ISSN: 0003-6919