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Comparison of Micro-ID with API 20E for identification ofSalmonella, Shigella andYersinia species

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Micro-ID is a new kit system for the identification ofEnterobacteriaceae in 4 h. It consists of 15 biochemical tests with paper discs. A study was conducted to compare the accuracy of the Micro-ID system with that of the API 20E system for identification ofSalmonella, Shigella andYersinia species. Both systems correctly identified 57 out of 59 (97%)Shigella strains. Micro-ID correctly identified twoSalmonella typhi strains, whereas API 20E incorrectly identified one. Of 138Salmonella strains of other serotypes, 135 (98%) were correctly identified by Micro-ID and 130 (94 %) by API 20E. The respective figures for theYersinia strains were 40 out of 45 (89 %) and 30 out of 45 (66 %). It is concluded that Micro-ID is at least equal to API 20E in its ability to identifySalmonella, Shigella andYersinia species.

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Ekwall, E., Dimander, M. Comparison of Micro-ID with API 20E for identification ofSalmonella, Shigella andYersinia species. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 1, 134–137 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02019612

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