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Identifying Escherichia Species With Biochemical Test Kits and Standard Bacteriological Tests
Author(s) -
Rice Eugene W.,
Allen Martin J.,
Covert Terry C.,
Langewis Johan,
Standridge Jon
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1993.tb05940.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , escherichia , biology , test (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , biochemistry , gene
Two commercially available biochemical test systems were evaluated for their ability to accurately identify species of the genus Escherichia . Three laboratories participated in the study. The test kits did not always correctly identify species of Escherichia , but only once was an isolate misidentified as Escherichia coli . These results and the reactions of the isolates on media normally used for drinking water analysis are discussed.