title: Rapid fermentation testing of anaerobic bacteria.
abstract: Rapid tests for glucose, maltose, lactose, sucrose, and starch fermentation were performed on 112 strains of anaerobic bacteria. The tests were incubated under aerobic conditions,  and results were read within 4 h. An overall correlation of 89% was achieved between the rapid tests and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute method.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005285:Fermentation; D013045:Species Specificity