Evaluation of the Auxotab Enteric 1 System for identification of Enterobacteriaceae.

Applied microbiology ·Vol. 23 ·No. 2 ·1972-02-00 ·Pages 298-300

Washington JA, Yu PK, Martin WJ

Abstract

An evaluation of the accuracy and convenience of the Auxotab Enteric 1 System for identification of Enterobacteriaceae was performed with 160 bacteria. Identification at the species level was correct in 134 (83.8%) instances and at the generic level in 144 (90%) instances. Sixty strains failed to achieve the minimal concentration of organisms required to complete the identification process within 7 hr. The system was judged to be laborious and to present a potential hazard to those working with it.

MeSH Terms

Bacteriological Techniques Carboxy-Lyases/metabolism Enterobacteriaceae/classification,enzymology,metabolism Evaluation Studies as Topic Hydrogen Sulfide/biosynthesis Indoles/biosynthesis Lysine Malonates/metabolism Nitrobenzenes/metabolism Ornithine Phenylalanine Hydroxylase/metabolism Sucrose/metabolism Time Factors Urea/metabolism

Chemicals

Indoles Malonates Nitrobenzenes Sucrose Urea Ornithine Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Carboxy-Lyases Lysine Hydrogen Sulfide

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Washington J A

Yu P K

Martin W J

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

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Evaluation of the enterotube system for identification of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
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Article Info

Journal

Applied microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Microbiol

ISSN

0003-6919

DOI

10.1128/am.23.2.298-300.1972

Published

1972-02-00

Pages

298-300

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605802

PMCID

PMC380334

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/am.23.2.298-300.1972 PMC Full Text

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