A Probability Matrix for the Identification of Gram-negative, Aerobic, Non-fermentative Bacteria that Grow on Nutrient Agar

References

1. API 1983 API20E Analytical Profile Index La Balme Les Grottes: API System SA..
   [Google Scholar]
2. Bailie W. E., Stowe E. C., Schmitt A. M. 1978; Aerobic bacterial flora of oral and nasal fluids of canines with reference to bacteria associated with bites. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 7:223–231
   [Google Scholar]
3. Bascomb S., Lapage S. P., Curtis M. A., Willcox W. R. 1973; Identification of bacteria by computer: identification of reference strains.. Journal of General Microbiology 77:291–315
   [Google Scholar]
4. Dybowski W., Franklin D. A. 1968; Conditional probability and the identification of bacteria: a pilot study. Journal of General Microbiology 54:215–229
   [Google Scholar]
5. Gilardi G. L., Hirschl S., Mandel M. 1975; Characteristics of yellow-pigmented nonfermentative bacilli (Groups VE-1 and VE-2) encountered in clinical bacteriology. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1:384–389
   [Google Scholar]
6. Holmes B. 1983; The taxonomy of the genus Flavobacterium . In Gram Negative Bacteria of Medical and Public Health Importance Taxonomy-Identification-ApplicationsProceedings of a symposiumLilleMay 25–27, 1983 Edited by Leclerc H. Les Editions INSERM 114273–294
   [Google Scholar]
7. Holmes B., Dawson C. A. 1983; Numerical taxonomic studies on Achromobacter isolates from clinical material. In Gram Negative Bacteria of Medical and Public Health Importance Taxonomy-Identification-Applications (Proceedings of a symposium, Lille, May 25–27 1983 Edited by Leclerc H. Les Editions INSERM 114:331–341
   [Google Scholar]
8. Holmes B., Hill L. R. 1985; Computers in diagnostic bacteriology, including identification. In Computer-assisted Bacterial Systematics (Society for General Microbiology Special Publication no. 15) pp 265–287 Edited by Goodfellow M., Jones D., Priest F. G. LondonNew York: Academic Press;
   [Google Scholar]
9. Holmes B., Roberts P. 1981; The classification, identification and nomenclature of agrobacteria. Incorporating revised descriptions for each of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (SmithTownsend) Conn 1942,. Agrobacterium rhizogenes (Riker et al.) Conn 1942, and Agrobacterium rubi (Hildebrand) StarrWeiss 1943 Journal of Applied Bacteriology 50:443–467
   [Google Scholar]
10. Holmes B., Lapage S. P., Malnick H. 1975; Strains of Pseudomonas putrefaciens from clinical material. Journal of Clinical Pathology 28:149–155
    [Google Scholar]
11. Holmes B., Owen R. J., Evans A., Malnick H., Willcox W. R. 1977a; Pseudomonaspaucimobilis, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens, the hospital environment, and other sources. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 27:133–146
    [Google Scholar]
12. Holmes B., Snell J. J. S., Lapage S. P. 1977b; Strains of Achromobacter xylosoxidans from clinical material. Journal of Clinical Pathology 30:595–601
    [Google Scholar]
13. Holmes B., Snell J. J. S., Lapage S. P. 1977c; Revised description, from clinical isolates, of Flavobacterium odoratum Stutzer and Kwaschnina 1929, and designation of the neotype strain. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 27:330–336
    [Google Scholar]
14. Holmes B., Snell J. J. S., Lapage S. P. 1978; Revised description, from clinical strains, of Flavobacterium breve (Lustig) Bergey et al. 1923 and proposal of the neotype strain. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 28:201–208
    [Google Scholar]
15. Holmes B., Lapage S. P., Easterling B. G. 1979a; Distribution in clinical material and identification of Pseudomonas maltophilia. Journal of Clinical Pathology 32:66–72
    [Google Scholar]
16. Holmes B., Snell J. J., Lapage S. P. 1979b; Flavobacterium odoratum : a species resistant to a wide range of antimicrobial agents. Journal of Clinical Pathology 32:73–77
    [Google Scholar]
17. Holmes B., Owen R. J., Weaver R. E. 1981; Flavobacterium multivorum, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens and previously known as Group IIk, biotype 2. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 31:21–34
    [Google Scholar]
18. Holmes B., Owen R. J., Hollis D. G. 1982; Flavobacterium spiritivorum, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 32:157–165
    [Google Scholar]
19. Holmes B., Hollis D. G., Steigerwalt A. G., Pickett M. J., Brenner D. J. 1983; Flavobacterium thalpophilum, a new species recovered from human clinical material. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 33:677–682
    [Google Scholar]
20. Holmes B., Owen R. J., Mcmeekin T. A. 1984a; Genus Flavobacterium Bergey, Harrison, Breed, Hammer and Huntoon 1923, 97. In Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology vol 1 pp 353–361 Edited by Krieg N. R. Baltimore: WilliamsWilkins;
    [Google Scholar]
21. Holmes B., Owen R. J., Steigerwalt A. G., Brenner D. J. 1984; Flavobacterium gleum, a new species found in human clinical specimens. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 34:21–25
    [Google Scholar]
22. Hugh R., Leifson E. 1953; The taxonomic significance of fermentative versus oxidative metabolism of carbohydrates by various Gram negative bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology 66:24–26
    [Google Scholar]
23. Kersters K., De Ley J. 1984; Genus Alcaligenes Castellani and Chalmers 1919, 936. In Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology vol 1 pp 361–373 Edited by Krieg N. R. Baltimore: WilliamsWilkins;
    [Google Scholar]
24. King A., Holmes B., Phillips I., Lapage S. P. 1979; A taxonomic study of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas pickettii, ‘P. thomasii’ and ‘Group IVd’ bacteria. Journal of General Microbiology 114:137–147
    [Google Scholar]
25. Lapage S. P., Bascomb S. 1968; Use of selenite reduction in bacterial classification. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 31:568–580
    [Google Scholar]
26. Lapage S. P., Bascomb S., Willcox W. R., Curtis M. A. 1970; Computer identification of bacteria. In Automation, Mechanization and Data Handling in Microbiology (Society for Applied Bacteriology Technical Series no. 4) pp 1–22 Edited by BaillieR A., Gilbert J. London: Academic Press;
    [Google Scholar]
27. Lapage S. P., Bascomb S., Willcox W. R., Curtis M. A. 1973; Identification of bacteria by computer: general aspects and perspectives. Journal of General Microbiology 77:273–290
    [Google Scholar]
28. Shaw B. G., Latty J. B. 1984; A study of the relative incidence of different Pseudomonas groups on meat using a computer-assisted identification technique employing only carbon source tests. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 57:59–67
    [Google Scholar]
29. Skerman V. B. D., Mcgowan V., Sneath A.P. H. 1980; Approved lists of bacterial names. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 30:225–420
    [Google Scholar]
30. Sneath A. P. H. 1980a; Basic program for determining the best identification scores possible from the most typical examples when compared with an identification matrix of percent positive characters. Computers and Geosciences 6:27–34
    [Google Scholar]
31. Sneath A.P. H. 19806; Basic program for determining overlap between groups in an identification matrix of percent positive characters. Computers and Geosciences 6:267–278
    [Google Scholar]
32. Swann R. A., Foulkes S. J., Holmes B., Young J. B., Mitchell R. G., Reeders S. T. 1985; ‘Agrobacterium yellow group’ and Pseudomonas paucimobilis causing peritonitis in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Journal of Clinical Pathology 38:1293–1299
    [Google Scholar]
33. Swings J., , Vos P., , Van Den De Mooter M., De Ley J. 1983; Transfer of Pseudomonas maltophilia Hugh 1981 to the genus Xanthomonas as Xantho-monas maltophilia (Hugh 1981) comb. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 33:409–413
    [Google Scholar]
34. Tatum W. H., Ewing W. H., Weaver R. E. 1974; Miscellaneous Gram-negative bacteria. In Manual of Clinical Microbiology 2nd edn pp 270–294 Edited by Osawa E. H., Lennette E. H., Spaulding Truant J. P. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology;
    [Google Scholar]
35. Willcox W. R., Lapage S. P., Bascomb S., Curtis M. A. 1973; Identification of bacteria by computer: theory and programming. Journal of General Microbiology 77:317–330
    [Google Scholar]
36. Willcox W. R., Lapage S. P., Holmes B. 1980; A review of numerical methods in bacterial identification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 46:233–299
    [Google Scholar]
37. Yabuuchi E., Kaneko T., Yano I., Moss C. W., Miyoshi N. 1983; Sphingobacterium gen. nov., Sphingobacterium spiritivorum comb nov., Sphingobacterium multivorum comb nov., Sphingobacterium mizutae sp. nov., and Flavobacterium indologenes sp. nov.: glucose-nonfermenting Gram-negative rods in CDC Groups IIK-2 and lib. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 33:580–598
    [Google Scholar]