bile solubility test

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bile solubility test,

a bacteriologic test used in the differential diagnosis of pneumococcal and streptococcal infection. A broth culture of each organism is placed into two tubes. Ox bile is added to one and salt to the other. Pneumococci dissolve in ox bile, producing a clear solution. Because streptococci do not dissolve, the resulting solution is cloudy. The tube with salt is used for comparative purposes.

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