%0 Journal Article %A Lévy-Frébault, Véronique %A Grandry, Jeannine %A David, H. L. %T Evaluation of Rapid Tests for the Identification of Mycobacteria %D 1982 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 15 %N 4 %P 575-577 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-15-4-575 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY The use of eight rapid tests for the identification of 1307 strains of mycobacteria belonging to 18 species was evaluated. The standard niacin, nitrate-reductase and catalase tests were supplemented by new tests for the detection of β glucosidase, urease, penicillinase, trehalase and cephalosporinase. This combination of eight rapid tests was not able to replace more conventional procedures but in some cases was of value in discriminating between closely related species. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-15-4-575