title: [The use of batumin-containing disks for the rapid identification of staphylococci].
abstract: The study of 467 microbial strains obtained from collections and from clinical sources revealed that microorganisms of the genus Staphylococcus were highly sensitive to batumin, a new antibiotic obtained from bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas. 378 strains of 15 Staphylococcus species proved to be highly sensitive to the diagnostic preparation "Diastaph", developed on the basis of batumin (antibiotic-impregnated discs); After 18-hour incubation the diameter of the growth inhibition zones on agar-containing culture media was 18-38 mm. Strains belonging to the genera Micrococcus, Dermacoccus, Kocuria and Kytococcus, as well as the tested representatives of other taxa (Planococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Neisseria, the representatives of all tested genera of the family Enterobacteriaceae, fungi of the genus Candida) were insensitive to the diagnosticum. "Diastaph" permits not only the rapid identification of staphylococci pure cultures, but also the determination of their presence in association with other microbial species directly in pathological material, which makes it possible to recommend this diagnostic preparation for use in medical, veterinary and sanitary microbiology.
authors.affiliation: Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Republican Center for Intensive Therapy of Sepsis, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Smirnov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kiprianova
authors.forename: O R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Gvozdiak
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Garagulia
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Churkina
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Proskuiakova
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kharchenko
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009930:Organic Chemicals; C088306:batumin
vernacular_title: Ispol'zovanie diskov s batuminom dlia ékspress-identifikatsii stafilokokkov.