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Application of probabilistic neural network in bacterial identification by biochemical profiles
Juntao Jia1, Chengzhu Liang1, Jijuan Cao2
1Testing Center, Shandong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Qingdao 266002, China.
Journal of Microbiological Methods
|May 18, 2013
Abstract:
An algorithm of Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN) for bacterial identification based on the probability matrix of API 20E system as a case study is reported. The PNN shows the correct identification of all the taxa belonging to the training and test sets and possesses merits over the conventional methods.
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