Superoxol test is positive in:: (A) N. gonorrhoeae, (B) N. meningitides, (C) N. lactamica, (D) All of the above
Answer is A. Superoxol test Superoxol is an additional spot test that may be helpful in the presumptive identification of N. gonorrhoeae. Superoxol is 30% hydrogen peroxide, in contrast to the 3% solution that is used in the catalase test. Other Neisseria species and Moraxella catarrhalis are either negative for this test or give a weak, delayed reaction. Positive in N.gonorrhoeae Negative in N.meningitidis & N.lactamica