title: Acidification of methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside: a useful test to differentiate Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum from Enterococcus faecium species group and from Enterococcus faecalis.
abstract: Enterococcus gallinarum and E. casseliflavus are difficult to differentiate from other enterococci, particularly E.faecium. The former two species were found to produce acid from methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside in phenol red broth, while E.faecalis strains and strains of the E.faecium species group, including E.faecium, E.durans, E. hirae, and E.mundtii, failed to produce acid from this substrate.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pot
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kersters
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lauwers
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haesebrouck
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification*; D008757:Methylglucosides
chemical_list: D008757:Methylglucosides; C027020:methylglucoside