Preliminary Observations on the Rapid Differentiation of the Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia Group on Bile-Esculin-Agar

AUTOR(ES)

Wasilauskas, Benedict L.

RESUMO

A total of 232 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and 19 Pseudomonas species were tested on bile-esculin-agar. Only the Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia group produced blackening of the medium.

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