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Phenotypic identification of non‐clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species
Author(s) -
Soddell J.A.,
Beacham A.M.,
Seviour R.J.
Publication year - 1993
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.1365-2672.1993.tb03017.x
Subject(s) - acinetobacter , identification (biology) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , phenotype , genetics , gene , botany , antibiotics
Five different phenotypic identification systems were used in attempts to place 164 Acinetobacter strains obtained from a biological nutrient removal plant and 16 reference cultures into the genospecies of Bouvet and Grimont, and Tjernberg and Ursing. Of these strains only four, including two of the reference strains, were identified at a Willcox probability level of >0·95 and a modal likelihood fraction of > 0·0001 by all five systems. These different identification schemes were compared for their usefulness with such non‐clinical isolates.