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Comparison of updated Vitek Yeast Biochemical Card and API 20C yeast identification systems
1 May 1994
Abstract excerpt
The updated Vitek Yeast Biochemical Card (YBC) was compared with the API 20C by using 409 germ tube-negative yeasts and Geotrichum spp. that were either clinical or proficiency sample isolates. The API 20C was the reference standard. The 409 isolates represented nine genera and 21 species. Morphology agars were inoculated and interpreted for each isolate. The API 20C identified 406 isolates (99.3%), while the...
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