Abstract
Abstract Escherichia coli isolated from faeces, urine, wounds and pus were examined for the production of carbohydrases, i.e., maltase, lactase and invertase. Two of the carbohydrases, lactase and maltase, have been detected in E. coli of faecal origin (100 strains) whereas these enzymes were not detected in non-faecal E. coli (146 strains). These inductive enzymes were produced optimally in synthetic medium, pH 7.2, at 37°C for 10 h. The presence of maltase and lactase in the faecal E. coli may be used as a complementary test for differentiating faecal E. coli from non-faecal E. coli.
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