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Comparative Study
. 2005 Oct;43(10):5309-11.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5309-5311.2005.

Comparison of API 50 CH strips to whole-chromosomal DNA probes for identification of Lactobacillus species

Melinda A Boyd  1 , May A D Antonio, Sharon L Hillier
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Comparative Study

Comparison of API 50 CH strips to whole-chromosomal DNA probes for identification of Lactobacillus species

Melinda A Boyd et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

The API 50 CH identification system was evaluated for the identification of 97 strains of commensal lactobacilli. This system agreed with the species-level identifications for none of the 7 reference strains and only 4 of 90 vaginal isolates identified using whole-chromosomal DNA probes.

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