Rapid test for acetyl-methyl-carbinol formation by Enterobacteriaceae.
A modified Voges-Proskauer test is described which distinguishes within 4 to 8 hours between organisms that can produce acetyl-methyl-carbinol (acetoin) from glucose fermentation and those that cannot.
D000093:Acetoin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002074:Butanones / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
D002074:Butanones; D000093:Acetoin; D005947:Glucose