Roberts G D, Wang H S, Hollick G E
J Clin Microbiol. 1976 Mar;3(3):302-5. doi: 10.1128/jcm.3.3.302-305.1976.
The API 20 C microtube system containing 20 biochemical tests for the identification of yeasts was compared with conventional tests used in the Mayo Clinic mycology laboratory. Three hundred isolates of clinically important yeasts were studied, and agreement of the carbohydrate fermentation and assimilation tests between the systems was good. The API 20 C represents a useful, commercially available screening method for the identification of yeasts; however, it is not a complete system and must be used in conjunction with microscopic morphological features and, when appropriate, with other biochemical tests.
将包含20项用于酵母鉴定的生化试验的API 20 C微管系统与梅奥诊所真菌学实验室使用的传统试验进行了比较。研究了300株具有临床重要性的酵母分离株,两个系统之间的碳水化合物发酵和同化试验结果一致性良好。API 20 C是一种用于酵母鉴定的实用的、可商购的筛查方法;然而,它不是一个完整的系统,必须结合显微镜下的形态特征,并在适当的时候结合其他生化试验使用。