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The well-established method for manual microorganism identification to the species level, bioMérieux’s API identification products are test kits for identification of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and yeast. The system offers a large and robust database now accessible through the Internet-based APIWEB™ service.
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Overview
Uses
API offers manual identification of microorganisms for:
- Infectious disease diagnosis
- Identification of important industrial microorganisms
Features and Benefits
API strips give accurate identifications based on extensive databases and are standardized, easy-to-use test systems. The kits include strips that contain up to 20 miniature biochemical tests. All are quick, safe and easy to perform.
Economical to run and user-friendly, API strips have a long shelf life, enabling every laboratory to keep the test kits on hand.
APIWEB is a software product containing all of the API databases for a reliable automated interpretation of API strip results – when used on any compatible PC workstation.
APIWEB is rapid and easy to use – key in the biochemical or numerical profile of the strip to obtain the organism identification. The software provides a detailed report that is displayed on the screen and can be printed.
API Features & Specs
For healthcare applications, API offers:
For Product Safety Applications, API Offers:
API Uses
For Clinical Laboratory, Clinicians/Administrators, Blood Bank, Cosmetics/Personal Care, Agri/Food, and BioPharma:
- Manual indentification of microorganisms
API Reagents
