BioMérieux API 20A kit is used for
The bioMérieux API 20A kit is a standardized identification system used for the identification of anaerobic bacteria in microbiology laboratories.
It is mainly used for:
Clinical microbiology laboratories
Food microbiology laboratories
Research laboratories
Pharmaceutical and environmental testing laboratories
What the API 20A identifies
The kit helps identify:
Obligate anaerobic bacteria
Gram-positive anaerobes
Gram-negative anaerobes
Common organisms identified include:
Bacteroides spp.
Clostridium spp.
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Fusobacterium spp.
Prevotella spp.