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. 2012 Mar 9;9(3):855–867. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9030855

Table 4.

Detection of Gram negative bacteria from re-growing bacteria in sterilized waste.

Gram staining reaction Oxidase Test Fermentation Test TSI Test API Kit Name of Bacteria
Gram negative-rod shaped -ve NLF -ve API 20NE Acinetobacter baumannii
Gram negative-rod shaped +ve NLF -ve API 20NE Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gram negative-rod shaped -ve LF +ve API 20 E Escherichia coli

-ve: Negetive; +ve: Positive; LF: Lactose fermentative; NLF: Non-Lactose fermentative.