API® & ID 32 Identifi cation databases API® & ID 32 Identifi cation databases API® & ID 32 Identifi cation databases
INTRODUCTION
The API®, ID 32 and rapid ID 32 database update takes into account: • the evolution of international taxonomy • the description of the new bacterial species, • newly acquired bacteriology data (new profi les for bacterial strains which have an impact on performance data)
As a result of the update, the APIWEB™ software version has changed from version 1.3.0 to version 1.3.1 The API and ID 32 databases have again been updated
Twenty-two of the twenty-three identi cation databases have been revised, taking account the biochemical pro les of over 56,277 strains. Today, 697 species of bacteria and yeasts can be identi ed, including 14 new species and 50 that have been assigned new names.
1 WHAT’S CHANGED IN THE DATABASES?
The changes made can be broken down as follows: A number of new species have been added to the database (including both entirely new species and others added on the basis of new results). Certain bacterial species have been deleted due to more stringent criteria. Certain rare species which are not sufficiently studied have been removed from the database. The names of certain species have been changed to follow modifications in the bacterial taxonomy as officially described in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Notes have been revised to reflect the changes in names and the species added and deleted. Percentages and performances have been altered to reflect variations observed in the profiles analyzed as the database was revised. Additional tests were modified to reflect the new reference information available.
2 WHAT’S CHANGED IN THE DATABASES?
Database Version number Changes to thesaurus Changes to database Additional old new Taxons Notes Identifi cation tests API® 20 E v 4.1 v 5.0 X X X X RapiD 20 E™ v 3.1 v 3.2 X - - - API® 10 S v 3.1 v 4.0 X X X - API® 20 NE v 7.0 v 8.0 X X X - API® STAPH v 4.1 v 5.0 - - X - API® 20 STREP v 7.0 v 8.0 X X X X API® 20 C AUX v 4.0 v 5.0 X X X - API® CANDIDA v 2.1 v 2.2 X X - - API® 20 A v 4.0 v 5.0 X X X X API® CORYNE v 3.0 v 4.0 X X X - API® CAMPY v 2.1 v 3.0 X - X - API® LISTERIA v 1.2 v 2.0 - X X - API® NH v 3.0 v 4.0 X X X - API® 50 CHB v 4.0 v 4.1 X - - - API® 50 CHE v 3.1 v 3.2 X - - - API® 50 CHL v 5.1 v 5.2 X - - - ID 32 E v 3.0 v 4.0 X - X X RAPID ID 32 E v 3.1 v 4.0 X - X X ID 32 STAPH v 2.1 v 3.0 X X X X RAPID ID 32 STREP v 3.0 v 4.0 X X X X ID 32 C v 3.0 v 4.0 X X X X rapid ID 32 A v 3.2 v 3.3 X - - -
3 ORIENTATION TESTS ORIENTATION TESTS GRAM - BACILLI OTHER GRAM - BACILLI