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PMID: 6355173 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Accuracy of the KOH and vancomycin tests in determining the Gram reaction of non-enterobacterial rods.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 18 ·No. 4 ·1983-10-00 ·Pages 983-5

von Graevenitz A, Bucher C

Abstract

Two nonstaining tests for the Gram reaction, the KOH and vancomycin disk (5 micrograms) tests, were employed on 488 strains of aerobic gram-negative and gram-positive rods. Since each test may yield false results with certain species, the use of a combination is suggested.

MeSH Terms
Bacteriological Techniques False Negative Reactions False Positive Reactions Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria/analysis Gram-Positive Bacteria/analysis Hydroxides Potassium Potassium Compounds Vancomycin
Chemicals
Hydroxides Potassium Compounds Vancomycin Potassium potassium hydroxide
Authors & Affiliations
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von Graevenitz A
Bucher C
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.18.4.983-985.1983
Published
1983-10-00
Pages
983-5
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC270946
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.18.4.983-985.1983 PMC Full Text View journal details
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