British Poultry Science · 1968 · 18 citations · 18 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyVeterinary MicrobiologyBacteriologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyEgg ScienceBacterial IdentificationDiagnostic BacteriologyEgg MicrobiologyMicrobial ContaminationMicrobial IdentificationPathogen DetectionIdentification SystemsMicrobial Culture IdentificationMicrobial Detection In EggsMicrobial Spoilage Of EggsPathogen Detection In EggsPathogen Detection In HatcheriesPseudomonas FluorescensPseudomonas Species
Synopsis A collection of 119 cultures of bacteria was assembled from eggs which had rotted on the premises of producers. All but 13 of the isolates were Gram‐negative. These were characterised in detail and the data used (i) to devise a determinative key that permits rot‐producing bacteria to be identified at generic level, and (it) to establish systems whereby identification at species level can be achieved with the minimum of tests. With the use of these schemes the following were recognised: Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas maltophilia, Aeromonas liquefaciens, and members of Flavobacterium, Cytophaga, Proteus, Escherichia, Hafnia and Aerobacter. The literature dealing with the microbiology of rotten eggs was reviewed with the object of assessing the incidence of the organisms listed above in rotten eggs of commercial origin.
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Two simple media for the demonstration of pyocyanin and fluorescin.