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Evaluation of the auxacolor system for biochemical identification of medically important yeasts. 1998

D C Sheppard, and E deSouza, and Z Hashmi, and H G Robson, and P René
Division of Microbiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. dshepp@po-box.mcgill.ca

We compared the Auxacolor yeast identification system (Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur) with the API 20C Aux (bioMerieux-Vitek) using 105 isolates of medically important yeasts. The Auxacolor system provided more rapid, accurate results and displayed less interobserver variability than the API 20C Aux.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003124 Colorimetry Any technique by which an unknown color is evaluated in terms of standard colors. The technique may be visual, photoelectric, or indirect by means of spectrophotometry. It is used in chemistry and physics. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
D015003 Yeasts A general term for single-celled rounded fungi that reproduce by budding. Brewers' and bakers' yeasts are SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; therapeutic dried yeast is YEAST, DRIED. Yeast

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