Acid and alkali as aids in differentiation of pathogenicNocardiaand for their isolation from clinical specimens
✍ Scribed by Aida Gelderen de Komaid; Estela Liliana Durán
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 587 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-486X
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✦ Synopsis
The tolerance of Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia caviae to different concentrations of acids and alkalis was studied in this work. The purpose was to determine their use: (a)in the differentiation of species; (b) for decontamination of clinical materials during the isolation of pathogenic Nocardia. The results showed (1)that both 2 M NH 3 and 0.05 M H2SO 4 solutions are useful for differentiating species. They can also be used as a complementary method for identification. (2) That both 1 M NH 3 and 0.05 M H2SO 4 solutions were useful for decontamination of clinical materials during the isolation of pathogenic Nocardia.