Understanding the cause of false negative β-d-glucuronidase reactions in culture media containing fermentable carbohydrate

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 547-551

  Fricker, Colin R ^a,b   Warden, P S ^a   Eldred, B J ^a  

^a Analytical Services Inc   (United States)

^b CRF Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; False negative reactions; Glucuronidase; PH

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER; SUGARS;

A-CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; DRINKING WATER; E. COLI; ENERGY SOURCE; FALSE NEGATIVE RATE; FALSE NEGATIVES; FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCURONIDASE; GLUCURONIDES; POLLUTED WATER;

WATER POLLUTION;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; DRINKING WATER; LACTOSE;

CARBOHYDRATE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PH; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77952203584     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02834.x     Document Type: Article

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