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Re-evaluation of the Auxotab (inolex) Enteric 1 System for identification of Enterobacteriaceae

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The improved Auxotab Enteric I System was re-evaluated and found to correlate 98% with conventional methods for the identification ofEnterobacteriaceae. Possible Reasons for previous poor results with this system are discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology and the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, University of Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, Illinois

    Laima M. Braune & F. E. Kocka

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Braune, L.M., Kocka, F.E. Re-evaluation of the Auxotab (inolex) Enteric 1 System for identification of Enterobacteriaceae. Med Microbiol Immunol 161, 189–192 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02121009

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