title: Evaluation of the Anaerobe-Tek system for the identification of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium species.
abstract: Reference strains and clinical isolates of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium species were examined by the Anaerobe-Tek System (A/T-system). Of 104 strain, 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.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*