A computer program and accompanying data matrix have been prepared for bacteria of medical interest, to assist the assignment of an unidentified bacterium to the most likely genus. The results on a set of relatively simple tests are entered. The program prints the more likely genera, followed by a list of diagnostic tables in Cowan & Steel (1974) and Buchanan & Gibbons (1974). Where available, identification matrices for further computer-assisted study, are presented. This program may be of particular help in laboratories where a wide range of bacteria have to be identified.
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