EVALUATION OF THE API-20E SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-FERMENTERS FROM ANIMAL ORIGIN

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 46  (1) , 80-84
Abstract
The API 20E system was evaluated on isolates from veterinary animals of aerobic nonfermentative and cytochrome oxidase positive gram-negative rods. An accuracy of identification of 80% (214/268 isolates) was achieved for those organisms included in the 1976-1977 API profile index. Members of the genera Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter were identified with 100% accuracy. Organisms not included in the API profile gave either an unacceptable profile number or were incorrectly identified as Moraxella spp. When the inoculum size was increased there was better identification.