title: Rapid hippurate hydrolysis method for presumptive identification of group B streptococci.
abstract: A rapid test to detect the hydrolysis of sodium hippurate by beta-hemolytic streptococci within 2 h was developed. All group B streptococci tested were positive using this method and all other groups were negative.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005998:Glycine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006626:Hippurates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006626:Hippurates; D005998:Glycine