Chloral Hydrate Plates for the Inhibition of Swarming of Proteus

Chloral hydrate plates for the inhibition of swarming of Proteus.

In routine bacteriology the swarming of Proteus on plate cultures often masks the identity or presence of other bacteria which may be present. Mixed cultures including Proteus are often obtained from open wounds or sinuses following abdominal or chest operations, so that unless some special selective medium is used it is usually impossible to identify or to isolate other bacteria from a culture...

Chloral and Chloral Hydrate

These substances were considered by a previous Working Group, in February 1995 (IARC, 1995). Since that time, new data have become available and these have been incorporated into the monograph and taken into consideration in the present evaluation.

Chloral and Chloral Hydrate

Inhibition of Proteus Swarming by Nucleic Acid

was attributable to the DNA (sperm deoxyribonucleic acid, Lot no. 1701, Nutritional Biochemicals Corp., Cleveland, Ohio) which had been added to Tryptose Agar (Difco) because swarming developed freely on the unsupplemented Tryptose Agar. This observation added an exceptional compound to the numerous substances which are known to interfere with the ability of Proteus sp. to swarm on agar media. ...

Chloral hydrate

Major uses Chloral hydrate (synthesized in 1832 and introduced into medicine 1869) is the oldest member of sedative-hypnotic drugs. To the same group belong paraldehyde, bromide, urethane, and sulfonal. Metabolite of chloral hydrate, trichloroethanol, is also an excellent hypnotic agent, but is not often used as such due to its physical and irritant properties. At present, chloral hydrate is la...