Evaluation of a commercial kit in the identification of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and Actinomyces pyogenes.
Listeria-Zym is a commercial kit designed to identify Listeria spp. within 4 h. Its ability to identify two clinically important aerobic catalase-negative, gram-positive rods, Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and Actinomyces pyogenes, was evaluated. Xylose fermentation and alpha-mannosidase tests differentiated Arcanobacterium haemolyticum (n = 49) from Actinomyces pyogenes (n = 24) strains.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Aurora Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D008361:Mannosidases / Q000378:metabolism; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism; D043323:alpha-Mannosidase
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014994:Xylose; D008361:Mannosidases; D043323:alpha-Mannosidase