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. 1972 Sep;24(3):449–452. doi: 10.1128/am.24.3.449-452.1972

API System: a Multitube Micromethod for Identification of Enterobacteriaceae

P B Smith 1, K M Tomfohrde 1, D L Rhoden 1, A Balows 1
PMCID: PMC376540  PMID: 4562482

Abstract

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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