title: Rapid identification of pathogenic species of Neisseria by carbohydrate degradation tests. Importance of glucose in media used for preparation of inocula.
abstract: Pathogenic species of Neisseria were identified more readily by carbohydrate degradation tests when 0.5% glucose was used in media from which inocula for the test were obtained. This improved the performance of both non-growth and growth-dependent methods for these tests. One of the three techniques used a non-nutrient buffered salt solution and depended on the presence of preformed enzymes. This test was more accurate and rapid than the two growth-dependent techniques.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose