| Term | Definition |
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Voges-Proskauer position |
First test |
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Voges-Proskauer: Positive |
Klebsielleae and Proteus mirabilis |
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Voges-Proskauer: Negative |
Not Klebsielleae |
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Comes after Voges-Proskauer: positive |
Motility or H₂S (swarming?) |
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Motility1: Positive |
Enterobacter, Hafnia, Pantoea, Serratia |
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Motility1: Negative |
Klebsiella |
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Motility1:Neg-Indole: Positive |
Klebsiella oxytoca |
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Motility1: Neg-Indole: Negative |
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: K/A |
Hafnia, Pantoea, Serratia |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: A/A |
Enterobacter, Pantoea |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: K/A-LDC: Negative |
Pantoea agglomerans |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: K/A-LDC: Positive |
Hafnia, Serratia |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: K/A-LDC: Pos-Citrate: Positive |
Serratia marcescens |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: K/A-LDC: Pos-Citrate: Negative |
Hafnia alvei |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: A/A-ODC: Negative |
Pantoea agglomerans |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: A/A-ODC: Positive |
Enterobacter |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: A/A-ODC: Positive-LDC: Positive |
Enterobacter aerogenes |
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Motility1:Pos-KIA slant: A/A-ODC: Positive-LDC: Negative |
Enterobacter cloacae |
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After Voges-Proskauer: Negative |
PDA |
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PDA: Positive |
Proteeae |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Positive |
Proteus |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Negative |
Morganella, Providencia |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Positive-Indole: Positive |
Proteus vulgaris |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Positive-Indole: Negative |
Proteus mirabilis |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Negative-ODC: Positive |
Morganella morganii |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Negative-ODC: Negative |
Providencia |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Negative-ODC: Negative-ADON: Positive |
Providencia rettgeri |
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PDA: Pos-H₂S: Negative-ODC: Negative-ADON: Negative |
Providencia stuartii |
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PDA: Negative is followed by |
Citrate |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Positive |
Salmonelleae, Citrobactereae |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative |
Escherichiae, Edwardsielleae, Yersinieae, Salmonella typhi |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Positive |
Edwardsiella, Salmonella typhi |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Positive-Indole: Negative |
Salmonella typhi |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Positive-Indole: Positive |
Edwardsiella tarda |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Negative |
Escherichiae, Yersinieae |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Negative-Motlility: Positive |
Escherichia coli |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Negative-Motility: Negative |
Yersinia, Shigella |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Negative-Motility: Negative-Motility at 22⁰C: Positive |
Yersinia enterocolitica |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Negative-H₂S: Negative-Motility: Negative-Motility at 22⁰C: Negative |
Shigella sonnei |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Positive-H₂S: Negative |
Citrobacter koseri |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Positive-H₂S: Positive |
Salmonella, Citrobacter |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Positive-H₂S: Positive-LDC: Positive |
Salmonella |
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PDA: Neg-Citrate: Positive-H₂S: Positive-LDC: Negative |
Citrobacter freundii |