Research Article
Prevalence of Moraxella Catarrhalis as a Nasal Flora among Healthy Kindergarten Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Table 1
Biochemical properties of isolated bacteria.
| Biochemical Tests | Bacteria | M. catarrhalis | S. aureus | S. pneumoniae | H. influenzae |
| Catalase | + | + | - | + | Oxidase | + | - | - | ND | Lactose fermentation | - | + | ND | - | Nitrate reduction | + | + | ND | + | DNase | + | + | ND | ND | Mannitol fermentation | ND | + | ND | ND | Coagulase | ND | + | ND | ND | DNase | + | + | ND | ND | Nitrate reduction | + | + | ND | + | α- hemolysis | ND | ND | + | ND | Optochin (5µg) sensitivity | ND | ND | + | ND | Bile solubility | ND | ND | + | ND | Inulin fementation | ND | ND | + | ND | X (haemin) + V (NAD) factor requirement | ND | ND | ND | + | Satellitism test | ND | ND | ND | + |
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Note: + = positive; - = negative; ND = not done.
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