Table 1.
Enzymatic analysis of Helicobacter spp. by api® Campy test
| Tests | Reactions | Resultsa |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
H. magdeburgensis |
MIT 96-1001 |
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| URE | UREase | - | - |
| NIT | Reduction of NITrates | + | - |
| EST | ESTerase | - | - |
| HIP | HIPpurate | - | - |
| GGT | Gamma Glutamyl Transferase | - | - |
| TTC | Reduction of Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride | + | ± |
| PyrA | Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase | - | - |
| ArgA | L-Arginine Arylamidase | - | - |
| Asp A | L-Aspartate Arylamidase | - | - |
| PAL | ALkaline Phosphatase | + | + |
| H2S | Production of H2S | - | - |
| GLU | Assimilation (GLUcose) | - | - |
| SUT | Assimilation (sodium SUccinaTe) | - | - |
| NAL | Growth inhibition (NALidixic acid) | - | - |
| CFZ | Growth inhibition (sodium CeFaZoline) | - | - |
| ACE | Assimilation (sodium ACEtate) | - | - |
| PROP | Assimilation (PROPionate) | - | - |
| MLT | Assimilation (MaLaTe) | - | - |
| CIT | Assimilation (trisodium CITrate) | - | - |
| ERO | Susceptibility - therapeutic prediction(ERythrOmycin) | - | - |
URE, urea; NIT, potassium nitrate; EST, 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoxyl acetate; HIP, sodium hippurate; GGT, γ-L-glutamic acid-β-naphthylamide; TTC, triphenyltetrazolium chloride; PyrA, pyroglutamic acid β–naphtilamide; ArgA, L-arginine-4-methoxy-β-naphthylamide; AspA, aspartic acid-β-naphthylamide; PAL, 2-naphthyl phosphate; H2S, sodium thiosulfate; GLU, D-glucose; SUT, sodium succinate; NAL, nalidixic acid; CFZ, sodium cefazoline; ACE, sodium acetate; PROP, propionic acid; MLT, malic acid; CIT, trisodium citrate; ERO, erythromycin.
a
Negative result, −; positive result, +; intermediate values, ±