Hellyar A G
J Hyg (Lond). 1986 Feb;96(1):89-93. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400062574.
Two hundred and fifty clinical strains of Candida albicans and six isolates from a cross-infection outbreak were studied for their ability to assimilate 19 carbohydrates in the API-20C system (APILaboratory Products Ltd., Basingstoke, UK). The assimilation profiles were stable on repeat testing; at intervals in the 72 h duration of the test; and when incubated at different temperatures. Although not a complete system of biotyping, the API-20C system shows high typability, and fair reproducibility and discrimination, having a limited role in indicating which isolates should be typed by more elaborate methods.
对250株白色念珠菌临床菌株以及从一次交叉感染暴发中分离出的6株菌株，在API-20C系统（英国贝辛斯托克的APILaboratory Products Ltd.）中研究了它们同化19种碳水化合物的能力。在重复测试时；在测试72小时期间的不同时间间隔；以及在不同温度下孵育时，同化谱都是稳定的。虽然API-20C系统不是一个完整的生物分型系统，但它显示出较高的分型能力、较好的可重复性和鉴别能力，在指示哪些分离株应采用更精细的方法进行分型方面作用有限。
