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Urease

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria.An enzyme that transforms urease into ammonia and carbon dioxide.urease

(Science: enzyme) An enzyme that breaks urea downinto carbon dioxide and ammonia, itstypically used to measure ureaconcentrations.


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Help with my unknow??

... so this is - EMB agar - no reaction, so - Catalase - ( no bubbles) PAD Agar - not black, so - Vp - MR was orange...not sure if - or + Urease was a peach/rose color In looking thru Bergy's, I am thinking perhaps E. Coli or Enterobacter Aeorogenes Any suggestions? I've emailed my professor ...

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by student2012
Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:15 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help with my unknow??
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Re: Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

... Actually, Nocardia are partially acid fast. Gram +ve bacilli + coccobacilli with branching filaments (fungus-like) partially acid fast Catalase+ Urease+ ID by morphology, confirm by molecular tests. Tests that are listed here are for enterics…

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by Cat
Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:04 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)
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Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

Biochemical test for NOCARDIA TSI: Glucose Lactose Sucrose Gas H2s SIM: Sulfide Indole Motility MR VP Sc PAD: dea Urea/ Urease LIA: Decar Dea

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by jenmae
Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)
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Help with bacteria identification!

... your results correctly, your bacteria is: Lactose/sucrose +ve (EMB, TSA) H2S -ve (no black in TSA) Motility +ve Indole -ve Ornithine -ve Urease -ve Than your choices are among Citrobacter freundii, Hafnia avlei, Serratia rubideae... You either need a list of possibilities or you need ...

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by Cat
Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:26 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help with bacteria identification!
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identifying 2 unknown bacterias

... on the glucose fermentation acidic, gas production on the lactose fermentation negative sucrose fermentation negative simmons citrate negative urease reaction negative oxidase test. my other organism is gram positive cocci positive capsule present negative amylase reaction acidic, peptonization, ...

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by jl930
Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:57 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: identifying 2 unknown bacterias
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