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Identification of Yersinia species by the API 20E
N K Sharma1, P W Doyle, S A Gerbasi
1McNair Clinical Laboratories, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
A prospective study was performed to assess the effectiveness of the API 20E in the identification of 183 Yersinia isolates incubated at 28 degrees C for 18 to 24 h. The results showed an overall correct-identification rate of 90%, with positive predictive values for Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia frederiksenii of 94 and 92%, respectively. Yersinia intermedia results were unacceptable.