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EVALUATION OF THE ANAEROBE‐TEK SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BACTEROIDES AND FUSOBACTERIUM SPECIES
Author(s) -
Vege Åshild,
Dibb William L.,
Hofstad Tor
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series b: microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0180
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1983.tb00062.x
Subject(s) - fusobacterium , bacteroides , identification (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , botany , genetics
Reference strains and clinical isolates of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium species were examined by the Anaerobe‐Tek System (A/T‐system). Of 104 strains, only 57 (54.8%) were identified correctly to species level. 38 strains (36.5%) were incorrectly identified and for 9 strains (8.7%) there were no codes in the manufacturers' data base manual. The results indicate that, in our hands, the A/T‐system in its present form, is not suitable for the identification of clinical isolates of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium species.