IDENTIFICATION OF BACILLUS SPECIES USING THE COMPUTER-BASED ANALYSIS SYSTEM VITEK

Authors
IBERT H FRECHEN M SCHALLEHN G KRAMER J
Citation
H. Ibert et al., IDENTIFICATION OF BACILLUS SPECIES USING THE COMPUTER-BASED ANALYSIS SYSTEM VITEK, Archiv für Lebensmittelhygiene, 47(5), 1996, pp. 122
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Archiv für Lebensmittelhygiene → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003925X
Volume
47
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-925X(1996)47:5<122:IOBSUT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
One-hundred fifty-seven Bacillus strains, mostly clinical isolates, we re tested in three systems: API 50 CH + API 20 E, VITEK (bioMerieux) a nd standard biochemical tests, which were the primary reference system . API correctly identified 100% and VITEK 76,4% of the 157 Bacillus st rains. 21 B. cereus strains were misidentified as B. mycoides (2) and B. thuringiensis (19). The identification of 8 from 39 strains were no t correct, too. 8 could not be identified by the VITEK system. Results with the API, VITEK and conventional tests were available in 48 hours , 4-12 hours and 2-5 days respectively.