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Efficacy of the API Staph-Ident system for identification of Staphylococcus species from milk.
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Antimicrobial SusceptibilityHealth SciencesPathogen DetectionApi Staph-ident SystemBovine MilkFoodborne PathogensFood MicrobiologyPathogen CharacterizationVeterinary MicrobiologyMicrobiologyInfection ControlNon-s Aureus IsolatesMedicineClinical MicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceStaphylococcus Aureus IsolatesFood SafetyStaphylococcus Species
A total of 524 staphylococcal isolates from bovine milk were identified, using the API Staph-Ident system and conventional biochemical methods. The API Staph-Ident system correctly identified 192 of 201 (95.5%) Staphylococcus aureus isolates, but was correct on only 23 of 323 (7.1%) non-S aureus isolates.