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A strain of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from bile was oxidase positive only when grown on nonselective media. The isolate was oxidase negative when grown on gram-negative selective and/or differential media. It is proposed that oxidase tests on gram-negative rods be performed on colonies grown on nonselective media to assure valid results.
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McGrath et al. (1977) studied this question.
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