title: Analysis of microcalorimetric curves for bacterial identification.
abstract: A numeric method is suggested for the treatment of microcalorimetric curves of bacterial growth to provide a new tool for their automatic identification. In this method the microcalorimetric curves are searched against certain reference profiles (stored in a library) by means of a cross-correlation analysis and a parametric comparison. The matching between the new curve and each reference profile is evaluated by means of a specific identification coefficient which provides an objective criterion for the identification of each species. The reliability of the method is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D008832:Microchemistry; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism; D012705:Serratia / Q000378:metabolism; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000378:metabolism