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. 1971 Apr;106(1):283–285. doi: 10.1128/jb.106.1.283-285.1971

Tryptophanase-Positive Bacteria in the Marine Environment

M J Klug a,1, R D DeMoss a
PMCID: PMC248674  PMID: 4928013

Abstract

The prevalence of indole-positive organisms in the gut and environment of marine animals was studied. Indole formation by a group of the isolates was found to occur only in the presence of tryptophan. The isolates examined were all assigned to the genus Vibrio.

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