ISSN:
1420-9071
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
Description / Table of Contents:
Zusammenfassung Nachweis der Schleimbildung von Vibrionen in Enterobakterien.
Notes:
Summary and conclusion Slime production was detected by a simple slide test on a glass slide with distilled water and 0.5% sodium taurocholate solution in all the 64 strains of vibrios consisting of classicalV. cholerae, El Tor and NAG vibrios, isolated from different sources, 2 strains ofPs. aeruginosa and 2 of the 8 strains of Enterobacteriaceae, when the organisms were grown in a special phosphate agar medium. Phosphate was essential for SM in many strains of El Tor and NAG vibrios. Although detectable SM was observed in nutrient agar, presence of phosphate definitely augmented its production by classicalV. cholerae. Observation of such characteristic features in vibrios justified the consideration that the viscous material was extracellular ‘slime’ of the organism. This also suggests that the simple slide test as employed here can be utilized for detection of SM of intestinal bacteria after growing in medium containing suitable concentration of phosphate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01900123
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