Evaluation of the Pasco gram-negative nonfermenter identification system.
The Pasco Gram-negative identification system was evaluated for use with nonfermenting organisms. Of 127 isolates tested, 109 (86%) were correctly identified to the species level. A total of 91% (93 of 102 isolates) of the Pseudomonas-Xanthomonas group and the Acinetobacter group were correctly identified to the species level. The system was found to be useful for the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Xanthomonas maltophilia, and Acinetobacter species.
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Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Rochester General Hospital, New York 14621.
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D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011336:Probability