Differentiation Disc Taxo™ Ethyl Hydrocupriene

Features

• Taxo™ P Discs are recommended for use in the presumptive identification of pneumococci, and are intended for use with pure cultures
• Taxo P Discs are impregnated with ethylhydrocupreine hydrochloride (optochin), a drug used for pneumonia therapy before sulfonamides became available
• The growth of pneumococci, but not of other streptococci, is markedly inhibited by this chemical

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