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. 1964 Mar;17(2):122–125. doi: 10.1136/jcp.17.2.122

Pseudomonas pyocyanea and the arginine dihydrolase system

J J Taylor 1, J L Whitby 1
PMCID: PMC480700  PMID: 14149934

Abstract

Non-pigmented strains of Pseudomonas pyocyanea occur frequently and this organism has only limited activity in conventional biochemical tests; 50 strains were tested for the presence of arginine dihydrolase and found positive whereas only Salmonella sp. and Enterobacter sp. among other Gram-negative species were positive. The test for arginine dihydrolase is rapid and simple and suitable for routine use.

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