title: Evaluation of Spectrum-10 system for identification of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: A total of 378 isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae were tested with conventional biochemical tests and with the Spectrum-10 identification system. Of these, 97.4% were correctly identified to the species level by using the seven-digit profile of Spectrum-10. The preliminary four-digit profile provided the correct species for 61.1% and the correct genus for 79.4% of the strains. Most misidentifications were observed with aberrant biotypes of Citrobacter freundii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, State University of Ghent, Belgium.
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authors.lastname: Vuye
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity