title: Rapid micromethods for detecting deamination and decarboxylation of amino acids, indole production, and reduction of nitrate and nitrite by facultatively anaerobic actinomycetes.
abstract: 96 strains of facultatively anaerobic actinomycetes and 2 Propionibacterium acnes strains were studied for their ability to deaminate and/or decarboxylate 13 amino acids, to reduce nitrate and nitrite, and to produce indole, using specially adapted micro-methods. Several of the tests performed were found to provide information which may aid in improving the classification and in facilitating the identification of these organisms.
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003641:Deamination; D003653:Decarboxylation; D007211:Indoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007211:Indoles; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites