API and RAPID ID For Microbial Identification

API and RAPID ID For Microbial Identification


 BioMérieux's API identification products are test packs for the
identification of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and
yeast. The packs include strips that contain up to 20 miniature
biochemical tests with a long shelf life.



 It is one of the well-established methods for the identification of
microorganisms up to the species level.



 The company runs APIWEB, where laboratories can enter numerical
profiles of the API strip results to obtain the organism identification. The
software database enables reliable automated interpretation of API strip
results which can be read on the screen and printed as per the need.


Identification System and Species Identified

Identification
Species Identification
System

API 20 E Gram-negative bacilli

API 10 S Gram-negative bacilli

Rapid 20E Enterobacteriaceae

Gram-negative non-
API 20 NE
Enterobacteriaceae

API Staph Staphylococci

API 20 Strep Streptococci

, API Candida Yeasts

API 20 C AUX Yeasts

API 20 A Anaerobes

API Coryne Corynebacteria

API Campy Campylobacter

API Listeria Listeria

API NH Neisseria, Haemophilus

API 50 CHE Enterobacteriaceae

API 50 CHL Lactic bacteria

API 50 CHB Bacillus

ID 32 E Gram-negative bacilli

Rapid ID 32 E Enterobacteriaceae

ID 32 GN Gram-negative bacilli

ID 32 STAPH Staphylococci

Rapid ID 32
Streptococci
STREP

ID 32 C Yeasts

Rapid ID 32 A Anaerobes



API 20 A

 The API 20 A system which consists of 20 microtubues containing
dehydrated substrates, enables 21 tests to be carried out quickly and
easily for the biochemical identification of anaerobes.