Method and medium for the detection/identification of microorgranisms with esterase activity
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Jun 26, 2007
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Nov 16, 2001
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The invention relates to a method and a medium for microbiological analysis by biochemical means involving chromogenic or fluorogenic substrates that react with enzymes (esterases) specific for the target strains.One object of the invention is to improve the sensitivity, initial translucence, stability and ease of use of such detection/identification media. For this purpose the medium according to the invention is characterized in that it is in a stable, ready-to-use liquid or gel form and in that it contains a solubilizer and stabilizer selected from fatty acid sorbitan esters, bile salts and mixtures thereof, as well as a selective activator selected from alkylsulfate salts, for example the sodium salts. The medium can comprise a solvent, for example dimethyl sulfoxide.The invention further relates to the method of obtaining this medium and to the use of products of the sodium alkylsulfate type as selective activators in such media.Application: microbiological analyses.
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