Limitations of the Moeller lysine and ornithine decarboxylase tests.
AUTOR(ES)
Pilsucki, R W
RESUMO
A total of 40 fecal and environmental isolates, including 26 Escherichia coli strains, 9 members of the genus Klebsiella, and 5 members of the genus Enterobacter, were tested by enzyme assay for their endogenous and induced levels of lysine decarboxylase and ornithine decarboxylase when grown in Moeller decarboxylase medium. All of the coliforms examined had measurable lysine decarboxylase and ornithine decarboxylase activities whether or not they were positive in the Moeller test. In general, the Moeller lysine decarboxylase test reflected the inducibility of lysine decarboxylase whereas the Moeller ornithine decarboxylase test did not relect the inducibility of ornithine decarboxylase. Neither test measured the amount of intracellular enzyme; rather, they indicated whether the amount of polyamine liberated was sufficient to raise the pH of the culture medium above 7. Changing the growth conditions (i.e., the concentrations of glucose, lysine, and amino acids other than lysine) greatly influenced the lysine decarboxylase activity in coliforms. The limitations on the interpretation of the Moeller test results are discussed.
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