EVALUATION OF THE RAPID-ID-32A SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BACTEROIDES-FRAGILIS AND RELATED ORGANISMS

被引:9
作者
JENKINS, SA
DRUCKER, DB
KEANEY, MGL
GANGULI, LA
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,SCH DENT,DEPT CELL & STRUCT BIOL,HIGHER CAMBRIDGE ST,MANCHESTER M15 6FH,LANCS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV MANCHESTER,HOPE HOSP,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,SALFORD M6 8HD,LANCS,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY | 1991年 / 71卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2672.1991.tb03801.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
This study evaluated the ability of a rapid identification system for anaerobic bacteria, ATB 32A, now renamed RAPID ID 32A (API-bioMerieux UK Ltd., Basingstoke), to identify accurately 74 strains of the 'B. fragilis group'. ATB 32A identified correctly 78.4% of strains to species level, without supplemental tests. The percentage of strains identified to species level rose to 94.6% when a supplementary test (advised by bioMerieux) for catalase production was used to differentiate between Bacteroides ovatus and Bacteroides uniformis. RAPID ID 32A is a rapid, accurate method for the identification of members of the 'B. fragilis group' isolated within a routine clinical laboratory.
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页码:360 / 365
页数:6
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