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. 2001 Jun;39(6):2151–2156. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2151-2156.2001

TABLE 2.

Ames test for Congo red with two S. enterica test strains

Addition to agar Mean no. of revertant colonies/plate ± SD (n = 3)
Strain TA100
Strain TA1538
S9 absent S9 present S9 absent S9 present
Congo red 172 ± 7 123 ± 6 20 ± 3 19 ± 3
Negative control 165 ± 7 119 ± 8 21 ± 3 20 ± 3
Positive control 421 ± 18 313 ± 11 252 ± 25 252 ± 25
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