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. 1968 Mar;21(2):210–212. doi: 10.1136/jcp.21.2.210

Further use of deoxyribonuclease in a screening test for Serratia

Harry R Elston 1, James H Elston 1
PMCID: PMC473739  PMID: 4880362

Abstract

The deoxyribonuclease (DNase) test is useful in classifying Serratia bacilli and in differentiating it from the Hafnia group, E. cloacae, and E. liquefaciens. It is recommended as a differential test in enteric bacteriology because of its specificity, the convenience of its use, and the rapidity with which it can be performed.

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