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esculin

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esculin
(es´klin),
n a glucoside from horse-chestnut bark; used as a sunburn protective.
esculin, aesculin
a hydroxycoumarin glycoside found in the bark of Aesculus spp. Together with ferric citrate, it is used in a broth for the identification of some bacteria which cause hydrolysis and a color change. Also causes animal poisoning; see aesculus.
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In the investigations after July 23, 2005, the results matched the suggested key indicators for the pathogen, including Voges-Proskauer negativity, hydrolysis of esculin, trehalose positivity, negativity for growth in 6.
Human Streptococcus suis outbreak, Sichuan, China by Yang, Weizhong / Emerging Infectious Diseases
However, this strain, which was designated CCH052683, did not hydrolyze gelatin or esculin.
Corynebacterium pseudogenitalium urinary tract infection by Poyart, Claire / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Growth was observed on anaerobic phenylethyl alcohol agar; attempts to grow the organisms on kanamycin-vancomycin laked blood and bacteroides bile esculin agars (PML Microbiologicals) failed.
Human infection caused by Clostridium hathewayi by Zhang, Kunyan / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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