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API System: a Multitube Micromethod for Identification of Enterobacteriaceae

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Journal Appl Microbiol
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1972 Sep 1
PMID 4562482
Citations 103
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The API system for identification of Enterobacteriaceae was evaluated with 366 cultures. Overall accuracy of identification was 96.4%; of the 13 cultures misidentified, 7 were atypical strains.

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