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. 1972 Sep;24(3):449-52.
doi: 10.1128/am.24.3.449-452.1972.

API system: a multitube micromethod for identification of Enterobacteriaceae

P B Smith, K M Tomfohrde, D L Rhoden, A Balows

API system: a multitube micromethod for identification of Enterobacteriaceae

P B Smith et al. Appl Microbiol. 1972 Sep.

Abstract

The API system for identification of Enterobacteriaceae was evaluated with 366 cultures. Overall accuracy of identification was 96.4%; of the 13 cultures misidentified, 7 were atypical strains.

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