title: Nissui glucose fermentative gram-negative rod identification system EB-20 gives a unique profile for typical non-sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H7.
abstract: The 98 non-sorbitol-fermenting (NSF) Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains identified on a Nissui glucose fermentative gram-negative rod identification system (EB-20) gave a unique biochemical profile number that was not detected in 85 pathogenic and 13 nonpathogenic E. coli strains. Thus, EB-20 is useful for the identification of NSF E. coli O157:H7 and provides a simple, cost-effective, and reliable tool for clinical laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Toho University, Otaku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan. h-kodaka@yki.nissui-pharm.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kodaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uesaka
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kashitani
mesh_terms: D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D012703:Serotyping; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013012:Sorbitol; D005947:Glucose