title: Evaluation of the Biolog automated microbial identification system.
abstract: Biolog's identification system was used to identify 39 American Type Culture Collection reference taxa and 45 gram-negative isolates from water samples.  Of the reference strains, 98% were identified to genus level and 76% to species level within 4 to 24 h.  Identification of some authentic strains of Enterobacter, Klebsiella, and Serratia was unreliable.  A total of 93% of the water isolates were identified.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Operations and Research Branch, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Klingler
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Stowe
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Obenhuber
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Groves
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pierson
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*