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. 1976 Feb;3(2):206–208. doi: 10.1128/jcm.3.2.206-208.1976

Unusual Enterobacteriaceae: H2S+ Shigella sonnei, one authentic and one false positive due to contamination with the obligate anaerobe Eubacterium lentum.

J J Farmer 3rd, C F Riddle, M D Stargel, H Iida, T Aikawa, D Achanzar, W I Taylor
PMCID: PMC274261  PMID: 767362

Abstract

A mixture of Shigella sonnei and Eubacterium lentum produced H2S in triple sugar iron agar; however, neither produced any in pure culture. A second culture of S. sonnei, isolated in Japan, is thought to be the first documented H2S+ Shigella.

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