title: Rapid, colorimetric test for the determination of hippurate hydrolysis by group B Streptococcus.
abstract: A colorimetric test for the determination of hippurate hydrolysis was developed. Brain heart infusion broth made with 1% sodium hippurate served as the test medium. Hydrolysis was determined by the addition of two chemical developers, M (rhodamine B) and A (uranium acetate). A dark pink color indicated hydrolysis; no color change indicated no hydrolysis. The method was efficacious in either rapid or overnight incubation. One hundred twenty-five strains of group B, 44 strains of group A, 15 strains of group C, and 10 strains of group G Streptococcus were tested. By using the Lancefield method as the standard, there was 100% agreement with both the colorimetric and ferric chloride tests for hippurate hydrolysis, and 96% agreement with the CAMP test.
mesh_terms: D006626:Hippurates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D006626:Hippurates; D014501:Uranium