BCCM(TM)/Allev 2.00 an automated system for the identification of yeasts
(1997) Mycotaxon — Vol. 64, p. 455-463 (1997)
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- BCCM(TM)/Allev 2.00, an identification system for yeasts, has been developed as a complete package that includes miniaturized tests (growth and fermentation) in microplates, an automated reading system, and a new Windows(TM) version of the Allev identification software. BCCM(TM)/Allev 2.00 employs current taxonomic criteria (88 physiological tests and 8 morphological features) and recognizes 693 described species. Unlike other identification systems the BCCM(TM)/Allev 2.00 database is fully updatable and can be expanded to include newly-described taxa. BCCM(TM)/Allev 2.00 performs identifications by computing similarity coefficients and can recognize undescribed species when low similarity levels are obtained in a test of the efficiency of the system using 50 type strains of yeasts, 90% of the strains received the correct species name in the first position while the remaining strains were identified correctly in the second position. The average congruence of the results of physiological tests with the published descriptions of the 50 strains was 97.9%. Using the BCCM(TM)/AlleV 2.00 automated identification system, an operator can identify up to 500 isolates per month and each identification can be performed in as little as 5 days. BCCMTM/Allev 2.00 is therefore well-suited for use in ecological, environmental and clinical studies involving the identification of large numbers of isolates and a great diversity of yeast species.
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Robert, V., Evrard, P., & Hennebert, GL. (1997). BCCM(TM)/Allev 2.00 an automated system for the identification of yeasts. Mycotaxon, 64, 455-463. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/72292 (Original work published 1997)