The sensitivity of Klebsiella and Enterobacter organisms to preselected antibiotics is determined with a medium consisting essentially of a nutrient source for Klebsiella and Enterobacter organisms, about 0.01 to about 0.03 g/l 2,4 dinitro phenyl hydrazone of .alpha.-Ketoglutaric acid, about 3.5 to about 6 g/l sodium desoxycholate and the preselected antibiotic.
REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 829,932, filed Sept. 1, 1977, now abandoned, and contains subject matter in common with U.S. Pat. No. 3,957,583 dated May 18, 1976, entitled APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICROORGANISMS TO ANTIBIOTICS and copending applications Ser. No. 682,659, filed May 6, 1976, entitled KLEBSIELLA AND PNEUMONIAE AND ENTEROBACTER BROTH now U.S. Pat. No. 4,072,571 issued Feb. 7, 1978 and Ser. No. 682,664, filed May 5, 1976, by Charles et al, entitled AUTOMATED MICROBIAL ANALYZER now U.S. Pat. No. 4,118,280 issued Oct. 3, 1978.
