title: Evaluation of the automicrobic system for the identification of Streptococcus mutans.
abstract: The performance of the Automicrobic System with the Vitek gram-positive identification card (bioMérieux, France) in identifying strains of Streptococcus mutans was studied. Of 160 strains assayed, 72.5% were confirmed to be Streptococcus mutans; the remainder were identified as other species of streptocci (Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus sanguis I and II, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus constellatus).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Higuera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liébana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Mendoza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism