Agar plate method for detecting microorganisms which produce equilin and other estrogens from various steroids.
The intense red color produced by a reagent specific for xi(7)-estrogens is used to directly detect microorganisms which produce these estrogens from various steroids.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001711:Biotransformation; D004967:Estrogens / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D008722:Methods; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013256:Steroids / Q000378:metabolism*
D004967:Estrogens; D013256:Steroids