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> From: tlambott at tic.bisman.com (TKL)
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> Subject: BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION???
> Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 23:07:53 GMT
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>> I am trying to find information on the various methods of bacterial
> identification. If anyone knows of the best and most current place to
> find this information--be it on the internet or in a book--it would be
> most appreciated. Please respond via email to
>tlambott at tic.bisman.com. Thank you!
>> TKL
>What is this bug ?
The best possible system for bacterial identification is to get someone
else to do it. In the UK the NCIMB, Aberdeen offer a service at various
levels (and costs).
Failing that it depends on the environment in which you are working. For
many common pathogens and water organisms I have a soft spot for the API
system. Look them out they may be just what you want. My sympathy for
the API system is that some 15 years earlier I was involved in the
development of a similar system that due to the renowned UK devotion to
R & D died a premature death.
For very specialised groups there are systems based on GC-MS, in the
Netherlands there was a system for Myc.tuberculosis.
File some more specific details and you will get more help I am sure.
Peter Harris,
Dept. of Soil Science,
The University of Reading, UK.
