Matrix introduction
IDENTAX bases the identification process on the prior work of researchers and scientific workgroups. Anyone can create his or her own matrix, but time and resources are needed to extract the phenotypical characteristics from each taxon that will be used by the tests to discriminate.
Thus, many of these matrices are submitted to scientific publications and generously adapted for IDENTAX by their own authors or thirds. If you own any data set not available here and you want distribute it to the community through this page, please contact me and I will be pleased to attach it.
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Original Matrices
Enterococcus keys 1999 [IMAT]
Manero & Blanch. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1999, 65, 4425-4430
Vibrio keys 1994 [XLSX]
Alsina & Blanch J Appl Bact 1994, 76, 79-85
Vibrio keys 2008 [IMAT]
Noguerola & Blanch. J Appl Microbiol 2008, 105, 175-185
Matrices adapted from Bryan, T.N.1
Actinoplanes species [XLSX]
Long J Ind Micro, 1994, 13, 300-310
Aeromonas Hybridization Groups [XLSX]
Oakey et al 1-13 Zbl Bakt, 1995, 284, 32-46
Aeromonas species [XLSX]
Carson et al. 2001 J App Micro 90:190-200
Bacillus sphearicus identification [XLSX]
Alexander & Priest J. Gen Micro, 1990, 136, 367-376
Bacillus species [XLSX]
Priest & Alexander J.Gen.Micro 1988, 134, 3011-3018
Coryneform bacteria [XLSX]
Kämpfer & Seiler J Gen Appl Microbiol 1993, 39, 215-236
Campylobacters, Helicobacters and allied taxa [XLSX]
On et al J Appl Bact, 1996, 81, 425-432
Enterobacteriaceae [XLSX]
Holmes & Costas Soc Appl Bact 1992, 29, 127-149
Gram -ve aerobic fermentative rods [XLSX]
Holmes et al J Gen Micro 1986, 132, 3113-3135
Gram -ve aerobic non-fermenters [XLSX]
Holmes et al J Gen Micro 1986, 132, 1827-1842
Gram +ve aerobic cocci [XLSX]
Feltham & Sneath J Gen Micro 1982, 128, 713-720
Lactobacillus species [XLSX]
Maissin et al Belgian J Food Chem & Biotech 1987 42, 176-183
Slowly growing mycobacteria [XLSX]
Wayne et al Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991, 41, 463-472
Medically important Pseudomonas species [XLSX]
Costas et al Soc Appl Bact 1992, 29, 1-19
Major Streptomyces species [XLSX]
Langham et al J Gen Microbiol 1989 135, 121-133
Minor Streptomyces specie [XLSX]
Langham et al J Gen Micro 1989 135, 121-133
Streptomyces species minitests [XLSX]
Kämpfler et al J Gen Micro. 1991, 137, 1893-1902
Streptoverticillium species [XLSX]
Williams et al J Gen Micro 1985 131, 1681-1689
Vibrio & related genera [XLSX]
Bryant et al J Appl Bact 1986, 61, 469-480
1 Bryant,T.N. 2004. PIBWin - software for probabilistic identification. J Appl Microbiol 97, 1326-1327