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Hippurate hydrolysis by Campylobacter fetus.

Journal of clinical microbiology (1980-04-01)
S M Harvey
ABSTRACT

An additional method for differentiating between Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni and C. fetus subsp. intestinalis is reported. Strains of C. fetus subsp. jejuni (18/20) were shown to hydrolyze hippurate in the 2-h rapid test, whereas strains of C. fetus subsp. intestinalis did not.