COMPARISON OF THE CONVENTIONAL BIOCHEMICAL TESTS RECOMMENDED FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI IN WATER, IN REPORT 71, WITH THE API 20E SYSTEM

The API 20E technique for identification of E.coli was evaluated and the results compared with those obtained by the conventional biochemical tests recommended in Report 71. The results obtained showed very close correlation between the two methods. A total of 196 (81.6%) out of 240 isolates were id...

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Main Authors: M.K. Sharifi-Yazdi, C. Azimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1998-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1785