title: Hippurate hydrolysis by Campylobacter fetus.
abstract: An additional method for differentiating between Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni and C. fetus subsp. intestinalis is reported. Strains of C. fetus subsp. jejuni (18/20) were shown to hydrolyze hippurate in the 2-h rapid test, whereas strains of C. fetus subsp. intestinalis did not.
mesh_terms: D002167:Campylobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006626:Hippurates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D006626:Hippurates