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Biochemical tests for identification of medical bacteria

his accessible reference of biochemical tests has been reborn to encompass the bacteriology revolution of the past two decades. This easy to use manual is divided into three sections: Individual Biochemical Tests , Multi-Test Systems and Identification Schemas .
Print Book, English, ©2000
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, ©2000
Laboratory Manual
x, 912 pages : illustrations
9780683035186, 9780683053180, 0683035185, 0683053183
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Sect. I. Individual Biochemical Tests. 1. Bacitracin/Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (SXT) Tests. 2. Bile Esculin (Aesculin) Hydrolysis Tests. 3. Bile Solubility Test. 4. CAMP/Reverse CAMP Tests (Reactions) and CAMP Inhibition (Phospholipase D Production) Test. 5. Carbohydrate Fermentation Tests. 6. Catalase-Peroxidase Tests. 7. Citrate Test. 8. Coagulase Test. 9. Decarboxylase Tests (Lysine-Ornithine-Arginine) and Dihydrolase Test (Arginine). 10. Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) and Thermonuclease (TNase) Tests. 11. [beta]-Galactosidase (ONPG and PNPG) Tests. 12. Gelatin Liquefaction Tests. 13. Gluconate Oxidation Test. 14. Hippurate Hydrolysis Test. 15. Hydrogen Sulfide Test. 16. Indole Test. 17. Indoxyl Substrate Hydrolysis Tests. 18. Kligler's Iron Agar/Triple Sugar Iron Agar Tests. 19. [beta]-Lactamase Test. 20. Lecithinase Test. 21. Leucine Aminopeptidase (Leucine Arylamidase) (LAP) Test. 22. Lipase Test. 23. Litmus Milk Test. 24. Lysostaphin Susceptibility Test. 25. Malonate Test. 26. Methylene Blue Milk Reduction Test for Enterococci. 27. Methyl Red Test. 28. Motility Test. 29. Neisseira Carbohydrate Utilization Test. 30. Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction Tests. 31. Optochin Disk Test. 32. Oxidase Test. 33. Oxidation-Fermentation Test. 34. Pheylalanine Deaminase Test. 35. Phosphatase Test. 36. Porphyrin-[delta]-Aminolevulinic (ALA) Test. 37. Pyrrolidonyl-[beta]-Naphthylamide Hydrolysis (PYR) Test. 38. Starch Hydrolysis Test. 39. Urease Test. 40. Voges-Proskauer Test. 41. X and V Factors
Sect. II. Multitest Systems. 42. Multitest Systems
Sect. III. Identification Schemas. 43. Gram-Positive Bacteria. 44. Gram-Negative Bacteria. 45. Gram-Negative Enterobacteriaceae and Other Intestinal Bacteria
Sect. IV. Appendices. 1. Colored Photographic Results. 2. Metric System Units of Measure. 3. pH Indicators. 4. pH Adjustment. 5. McFarland's Nephelometer Standards. 6. Reagent Preparations. 7. Common Synonymous Terminology of Media. 8. Standard Test Tubes for Bacteria. 9. Temperature Conversions. 10. Culture Collections; Reference Cultures. 11. Addresses of Commercial Suppliers. 12. Glossary
Sect. V. Indices. 1. General. 2. Microorganisms