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J Clin Microbiol. 1983 October; 18(4): 825-829

Hydrogenase activity in catalase-positive strains of Campylobacter spp.

ABSTRACT

A rapid hydrogenase assay has been developed which may be useful in separating the species Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli from the subspecies C. fetus subsp. fetus and C. fetus subsp. venerealis. This assay employs the impermeant redox dye benzyl viologen, and positive determinations can be made within 20 min. All strains of C. jejuni and C. coli were found to be strongly hydrogenase positive. All strains of C. fetus subsp. fetus and C. fetus subsp. venerealis were negative for hydrogenase when the assay was performed at a benzyl viologen concentration of 2 mM and an incubation temperature of 30 degrees C. Some strains of C. fetus had low levels of hydrogenase as determined with cell extracts but were hydrogenase negative by the benzyl viologen assay. Since there are few rapid diagnostic tests available for screening Campylobacter isolates, we hope that the rapid hydrogenase assay will prove useful.

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