API®

USES
API offers manual identification of microorganisms for:

Infectious disease diagnosis
Identification of important industrial microorganisms

FEATURES AND BENEFITS
API strips give accurate identifications based on extensive databases and are standardized, easy-to-use test systems. The kits include strips that contain up to 20 miniature biochemical tests. All are quick, safe and easy to perform.

Economical to run and user-friendly, API strips have a long shelf life, enabling every laboratory to keep the test kits on hand.

APIWEB is a software product containing all of the API databases for a reliable automated interpretation of API strip results – when used on any compatible PC workstation.

APIWEB is rapid and easy to use – key in the biochemical or numerical profile of the strip to obtain the organism identification. The software provides a detailed report that is displayed on the screen and can be printed.

API FEATURES & SPECS
For healthcare applications, API offers:
API Gram negative Identification

API 20E – 18-24 hour identification of Enterobacteriacae and other non-fastidious gram negative bacteria
API Rapid 20E – 4-hour identification of Enterobacteriaceae
API 20NE – 24 to 48-hour identification of Gram negative non-Enterobacteriaceae
API NH – 2-hour identification of Neisseria Haemophilus and Branhamella catarrhalis
API Gram positive Identification

API Staph – Overnight identification of clinical staphylococci and micrococci
RAPIDEC® Staph – 2-hour identification of the commonly occurring staphylococci
API 20 Strep – 4 or 24-hour identification of streptococci and enterococci
API Coryne – 24-hour identification of Corynebacteria and coryne-like organisms

API Anaerobe Identification

API 20A – 24-hour identification of anaerobes
Rapid ID 32A – 4-hour identification of anaerobes
API Yeast Identification

API 20C AUX – 48 to 72-hour identification of yeasts
Others

API 50 CH – Performance of carbohydrate metabolism tests
API ZYM – Semiquantitation of enzymatic activities

For product safety applications, API offers:
API Gram negative Identification

API 20E – Species/subspecies identification of Enterobacteriaceae and group/species identification of non-fermenting Gram negative bacteria
API Rapid 20E – 4-hour identification of Enterobacteriaceae
API 20NE – 24 to 48-hour identification of Gram negative non-Enterobacteriaceae
API Campy – 24-hour identification of Campylobacter species

API Gram positive Identification

API Staph – Overnight identification of clinical staphylococci and micrococci
API 20 Strep – 4 or 24-hour identification of streptococci and enterococci
API Coryne – 24-hour identification of Corynebacteria and coryne-like organisms
API Listeria – 24-hour identification of all Listeria species

API Anaerobe Identification

API 20A – 24-hour identification of anaerobes
Rapid ID 32 A – 4-hour identification of anaerobes

API Yeast Identification

API 20C AUX – 48 to 72-hour identification of yeasts
ID 32 C – 24-hour identification of yeasts

Others

API 50 CH – Performance of carbohydrate metabolism tests
API CHL Medium – Identification of Lactobacillus
API CHB Medium – Identification of Bacillus
API ZYM® – Semiquantification of enzymatic activities
API 20E Reagent QC Test – Performance of QC testing for ferric chloride, alpha-naphthol, sulfaninic acid, NN-Dimethyl-Alpha-Naphthylamine and Kovac’s Reagent
McFarland Kit – Standards for McFarland 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5