Rapid distinction between micrococci and staphylococci with furazolidone agars
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Vol. 47 (1) , 41-51
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00399065
Abstract
Furazolidone agar proved to be a suitable medium for separating strains of the genera Micrococcus and Staphylococcus. 720 isolates (including 24 type strains) of gram- and catalase-positive cocci were tested for growth on tryptone soya and peptone agar with the addition of 50 μg/ml furazolidone. The results were compared with the classification obtained by the standard-O/F-test and by the test system of Schleifer and Kloos. For routine identification and separation of staphylococci from micrococci a peptone agar with 20 μg furazolidone/ml is recommended.Keywords
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