Rapid test for the detection of the enzyme butyrate esterase in bacteria.

• Performs a butyrate test within five minutes
• Presumptive identification of Branhamella (Moraxella) catarrhalis
• Rapid, red color test result

Rapid test for the detection of the enzyme butyrate esterase in bacteria isolated on culture media for the presumptive identification of Branhamella (Moraxella) catarrhalis. Performs a butyrate test within five minutes. Simply moisten disk, inoculate with organism, then wait for the development of a red color.