Rapid fermentation testing of anaerobic bacteria.
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.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005285:Fermentation; D013045:Species Specificity