Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 354-358, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.354-358.2004
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Nissui Glucose Fermentative Gram-Negative Rod Identification System EB-20 Gives a Unique Profile for Typical Non-Sorbitol-Fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H7
H. Kodaka,1,2* Y. Uesaka,2 and F. Kashitani1
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Toho University, Otaku, Tokyo 143-8540,1
Nissui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Yuki, Ibaraki 307-0036, Japan2
Received 28 May 2003/
Returned for modification 10 September 2003/
Accepted 1 October 2003
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.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Nissui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1075-2 Hokunanmoro, Yuki, Ibaraki 307-0036, Japan. Phone: 81-296-35-1225. Fax: 81-296-35-1579. E-mail: h-kodaka{at}yki.nissui-pharm.jp.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 354-358, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.354-358.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2004 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.