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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1971 June; 21(6): 1072-1074
Copyright © 1971 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Carbohydrate Fermentation Patterns of Neisseria meningitidis Determined by a Microtiter Method

Naval Medical Field Research Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 28542

ABSTRACT

A carbohydrate fermentation technique has been developed and compared to the standard fermentation test with cystine-Trypticase-semisolid agar for the identification of Neisseria meningitidis. This new method utilizes Mueller-Hinton broth as a basal substrate and is performed with microtiter methods. By using Mueller-Hinton broth with and without the addition of antibiotics, the method can be adjusted to test the fermentation patterns of all of the Neisseria including N. gonorrhoeae.