Confirmation of Escherichia coli and its distinction from Klebsiella species by gas and indole formation at 44 and 44.5°C

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1242-1249

  Maarit Niemi, R ^a   Mentu, J ^b,d   Siitonen, A ^c   Niemela S I ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Stora Enso   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coliform; Escherichia coli; Gas; Indole; Klebsiella

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; GASES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COLIFORMS; E. COLI; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; GAS PRODUCTION TEST; GAS PRODUCTIONS; INCUBATION TEMPERATURES; INDOLE; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344736966     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02125.x     Document Type: Article

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