title: Optimal selection of biochemical tests to identify microbial species.
abstract: Microbial species are mainly identified by biochemical tests. A numerical procedure is described, serving as an aid to decide which biochemical tests should be used and to check if these tests are sufficient to discriminate the species under consideration.
authors.affiliation: Bundesgesundheitsamt Berlin, Robert-Koch-Institut, Wernigerode, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Claus
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques