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. 1980 Jul;44(3):315–319.

Evaluation of API 20E System and Encise Enterotube for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae of animal origin.

J A Devenish, D A Barnum
PMCID: PMC1320080  PMID: 7000321

Abstract

The API 20E System and the Encise Enterotube were evaluated for the identification of the Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens of animal origin at a veterinary diagnostic laboratory. Compared to conventional tubed media, the API 20E System identified 235 of 240 isolates (97.9%) correctly. The Encise Enterotube correctly identified 229 of the 240 isolates (95.4%). Thus, both these identification systems could be used to replace conventional methods for identifying members of this family isolated from animal origin.

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