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Database of Biochemical Tests of Pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae Family A tool to identify microbes using minimal biochemical tests |
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| Enterobacter | ||||
| Erwinia | ||||
| Escherichia | ||||
| Salmonella | ||||
| Citrobacter | ||||
| Yersinia | ||||
| Klebsiella | ||||
| Shigella | ||||
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| Serratia | ||||
| Proteus | ||||
| Providencia | ||||
| Morganella |
Shigella boydii
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Description of values of test status
| Test Value | Meaning |
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| + | 90-100% Positive |
| - | 0-10% positive |
| (+) | 76-89% positive |
| (-) | 11-25% positive |
| d | 26-75% positive |
| v | strain instability |
| Unique tests | ||
| 1 | Ornithine decarboxylase | - |
| 2 | D-mannitol | + |
| 3 | Methyl Red | + |
| 4 | Voges-proskauer | - |
| 5 | Citrate | - |
| 6 | Urease | - |
| 7 | D-glucose acid production | + |
| 8 | Nitrate reductase | + |
| 9 | Acetate utilization | - |
| 10 | myo-Inositol | - |
| 11 | Deoxyribonuclease | - |
| 12 | Arginine dihydrolase | d |
| 13 | Raffinose | - |