title: Improved method for cholera diagnosis.
abstract: The use of the oxidase test is proposed to discover sparse colonies of cholera vibrios on a plate of Pril nutrient agar seeded directly with the suspected stool sample or after enrichment. This method also enables the detection of other oxidase-positive potential pathogens, such as non-agglutinating vibrios, Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas spp., and other nonfermentative organisms.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases