Detection of cytochrome oxidase

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ROTITEST ® Oxidase strips ROTITEST ® BioAnalysis Grade, ready-to-use Rapid test system for detection of oxidase-positive microorganisms. Directions for use A green coloured area indicates the reaction zone, impregnated with detection reagent, at one end of the paper strip. The colony to be analysed is smeared onto this reaction zone. Within 15 seconds, a dark-blue to violet colouring indicates presence of oxidase-positive microorganisms. The following microorganisms are typically oxidase-positive: Helicobacter pylori, Vibrio cholerae, Campylobacter jejuni, Legionella pneumophila, Neisseria, Moraxella , many Pseudomonaceae and Diplococci . Many Enterobacteriaceae are typically oxidase-negative.