title: Further use of deoxyribonuclease in a screening test for Serratia.
abstract: The deoxyribonuclease (DNase) test is useful in classifying Serratia bacilli and in differentiating it from the Hafnia group, E. cloacae, and E. liquefaciens. It is recommended as a differential test in enteric bacteriology because of its specificity, the convenience of its use, and the rapidity with which it can be performed.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D012705:Serratia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003851:Deoxyribonucleases