Evaluation of two miniaturized systems, MicroScan W/A and BBL Crystal E/NF, for identification of clinical isolates of Aeromonas spp.
Fifty-two clinical strains and 22 type and reference Aeromonas strains, previously genetically characterized by 16S rRNA gene restriction fragment length polymorphism, were identified in parallel with the MicroScan Walk/Away and BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermenter systems. The former identified only 14.8% of the isolates correctly, and the latter identified only 20.3% correctly, which indicates that neither of these systems is useful for this purpose.
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Unitat de Microbiologia, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain.
Marco
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Vila
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Chacón
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Guarro
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Figueras
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D000333:Aeromonas / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000379:methods; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S