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Porphyrin Test As an Alternative to Benzidine Test for Detecting Cytochromes in Catalase-negative Gram-positive Cocci

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Journal J Clin Microbiol
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1987 Oct 1
PMID 3667921
Citations 6
Authors
J D Wong
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Abstract

A total of 66 strains of gram-positive cocci, including 21 catalase-negative members of the family Streptococcaceae and strains of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus, were investigated for the ability to produce porphobilinogen and porphyrin from delta-aminolevulinic acid as an alternative to the benzidine test for detecting the presence of cytochromes. Production of porphobilinogen correlated 100% with membership in the family Micrococcaceae.

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