Dulcitol-malonate-phenylalanine agar for the identification of Salmonella and other Enterobacteriaceae.
An agar medium combining dulcitol fermentation, malonate utilization, and phenylalanine deamination was evaluated with 229 isolates representing 19 genera. All reactions agreed with those obtained on conventional media.
D000362:Agar; D000619:Aminohydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D004376:Galactitol / Q000378:metabolism; D008314:Malonates / Q000378:metabolism; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism
D008314:Malonates; D004376:Galactitol; D010649:Phenylalanine; D000362:Agar; D000619:Aminohydrolases