Rapid fermentation testing of anaerobic bacteria

Abstract

Rapid tests for glucose, maltose, lactose, sucrose, and starch fermentation were performed on 112 strains of anaerobic bacteria [Arachnia, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides spp., Bifidobacterium, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium spp., Eubacterium, Fusobacterium, Lactobacillus, Peptococcus, Propionibacterium, Veillonella, Peptostreptococcus]. The tests were incubated under aerobic conditions, and results were read within 4 h. An overall correlation of 89% was achieved between the rapid tests and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute method.