BENSON'S MICROBIO.APPL.:LAB..,CONC.
BENSON'S MICROBIO.APPL.:LAB..,CONC.
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To provide The advantages and disadvantages of a multitest system for bacterial identification.

Introduction: Bacteria are single-celled microscopic organisms that thrive in diverse environments. Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganism. The definitive and accurate identification of microorganisms including pathogen detection and bacterial identification is important to correct disease diagnosis.

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Advantage of using a multitest system for bacterial identification:

  • The multitest system provides rapid identification.
  • In a multitest system, numerous biochemical tests are inoculated at once.
  • Only minimal equipment is required for the multitest system for bacterial identification.
  • Multitest system needs minimal storage space and use fewer media.

The disadvantage of using the multitest system for bacterial identification:

  • It is difficult to interpret the biochemical reaction in the multitest system of bacterial identification.
  • Difficulty in obtaining the appropriate size of inoculum since some media need heavy inoculation, but others need to be lightly inoculated.
  • The possibility of media carryover from one compartment to another.

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