Evaluation of the  API ZYM system for identification of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium species.
The API ZYM patterns of 97 Bacteroides and 25 Fusobacterium strains were examined. The system discriminated between B. asaccharolyticus, B. melaninogenicus ss. melaninogenicus, and B. melaninogenicus ss. melaninogenicus, but not between other Bacteroides species or between species of Fusobacterium. The results provided new information on the enzymatic activity of these groups of bacteria.
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000626:Aminopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D001443:Prevotella melaninogenica / Q000145:classification
D004950:Esterases; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D000626:Aminopeptidases