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Evaluation of the RAPID ID 32A system for the identification of Bacteroides fragilis and related organisms
Author(s) -
Jenkins Stephanie A.,
Drucker D.B.,
Keaney Maeve G.L.,
Ganguli Leela A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1991.tb03801.x
Subject(s) - bacteroides fragilis , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteroides , biology , identification (biology) , bacteroidaceae , bacteria , antibiotics , botany , genetics
S.A. JENKINS, D.B. DRUCKER, M.G.L. KEANEY AND L.A. GANGULI. 1991. This study evaluated the ability of a rapid identification system for anaerobic bacteria. ATB 32A, now renamed RAPID ID 32A (API‐bioMérieux 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 bioMérieux) 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.