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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 identify unknow species

... fermentation (-) lactose (-) sucrose(-) mannitol(-) MR(-) VP(-) starch hydrolysis (-) casein hydrolysis (-) indole (-) citrate (+) nitrate (+) urease (-) Any help is greatly appreciated?

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by 198839
Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:26 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: help identify unknow species
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Unknown Bacteris Identification

... (+) glucose fermentation (+) lactose (-) starch hydrolysis (+) casein hydrolysis (+) indole (+) methyl red (+) V-P (-) citrate (+) nitrate (+) urease (+) catalase (+) oxidase (+) Any help is greatly appreciated?

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by cmuguerrero
Mon May 11, 2009 12:45 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Unknown Bacteris Identification
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Views: 767

Re: Help asap! Cant find unknown Bacteria

... mean no growth? Manitol salt agar - tan??? The stuff is red or, with growth of salt tolerant mannitol fermenters, yellow. Did you even get growth? Urease? What did you use? If you had no growth on conventional media (assume that's "clear") how do you know it even grew to give you a reaction. ...

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by JorgeLobo
Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:16 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help asap! Cant find unknown Bacteria
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Help asap! Cant find unknown Bacteria

... Gas Production- Negative Sucrose Acid Pro-Positive Gas "- Neg Lactose Acid "- Pos Gas "- Positive Catalase productions- Negative Urease Productions- Negative Startch Utilizatoin- Absorbed Startch

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by dshenberger
Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:47 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help asap! Cant find unknown Bacteria
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Help asap! Cant find unknown Bacteria

... Gas Production- Negative Sucrose Acid Pro-Positive Gas "- Neg Lactose Acid "- Pos Gas "- Positive Catalase productions- Negative Urease Productions- Negative Startch Utilizatoin- Absorbed Startch

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by dshenberger
Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:36 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help asap! Cant find unknown Bacteria
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