title: Histidine decarboxylase in Enterobacteriaceae revisited.
abstract: With a modification of Taylor's decarboxylation broth, histidine decarboxylase was detected in Enterobacter aerogenes, Morganella morganii, Raoultella ornithinolytica, and some strains of Citrobacter youngae and Raoultella planticola. This method provides a useful confirmatory test for identification of E. aerogenes strains.
authors.affiliation: University of Louvain, Faculty of Medicine, Microbiology Unit, UCL/5490, Av. Hippocrate 54, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. wauters@mblg.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wauters
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Avesani
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delmée
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D021902:Enterobacter aerogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology*; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006640:Histidine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006632:Histamine; D006640:Histidine Decarboxylase