Identification of Acinetobacter isolates using the Biolog identification system

Abstract

The Biolog system was assessed for its ability to identify genospecies of Acinetobacter from a wastewater treatment plant. A success rate of 83% was achieved in identifying to genus level, but different genospecies identifications were obtained, with the possible exception of genospecies 7, when the results were compared with other published phenotypic identification schemes.