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Volume 7, Issue 4

Rapid Group and Species Identification of Enterococci by Means of Tests With Pooled Phages Free

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SUMMARY

Preliminary observations are reported on the use of phage pools for the group and species diagnosis of enterococci together in one test. Three principal pools were used, namely: (1) pool of 20 phages for group diagnosis, (2) pool of 17 phages for species diagnosis and (3) pool of 3 phages for diagnosis.

By this method, 171 of 175 strains of enterococci isolated in the clinical laboratory (97.7%) were identified. A collection of standard group D strains showed different sensitivities according to species. The separate pools of phages for and for can be used to distinguish between members of these two species, but this test is at present rather less sensitive than the test with the 20-phage pool.

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© J. MED. MICROBIOL. 1974
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Rapid Group and Species Identification of Enterococci by Means of Tests With Pooled Phages
J. Med. Microbiol. 7, 529 (1974); https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-7-4-529
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