How did you discover MCBAs? Bile acids were first described chemically in 1849, and Heinrich Wieland was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1927 for comprehensively describing their chemistry. This ...

Analysis of duodenal bile from 14 patients with 'idiopathic' pancreatitis revealed calcium bilirubinate crystals (but not cholesterol crystals) in 5 patients (36 per cent). Gallstones were ...

This is a medium that is both selective and differential. It tests the ability of organisms to hydrolyze esculin in the presence of bile. It is commonly used to identify members of the genus ...