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The performance of the Automicrobic System with the Vitek gram-positive identification card (bioMérieux, France) in identifying strains ofStreptococcus mutans was studied. Of 160 strains assayed, 72.5% were confirmed to beStreptococcus mutans; the remainder were identified as other species of streptococci (Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus sanguis I and II,Streptococcus intermedius, andStreptococcus constellatus).
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de la Higuera, A., Liébana, J., Gutiérrez, J. et al. Evaluation of the Automicrobic System for the identification ofStreptococcus mutans . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 14, 1102–1105 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01590949
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