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Prokaryote Characterization and Identification

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The Prokaryotes

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The aim of characterization (in the present context) is to obtain a complete collection of data describing the properties of a prokaryotic pure culture, i.e., to develop a description. The aim of “identification” is to equate the properties of a pure culture with those of a well-characterized and accepted species. When identification in this sense cannot be accomplished, the aim of identification must shift to characterization of a new species, i.e., to a new description.

It is clear that the amount of data required for the identification of an isolate with an established species is usually lower than the amount of data collected for characterization. And it is also clear that the final aim of characterization, as mentioned above, is never reached because continuing progress in scientific and technological methods allows the study of an ever-increasing number of characters or properties of a species. Although this continuous progress results in a higher reliability in identification, the practical aim of identification is to base it upon the smallest possible number of characteristics. Therefore, identification in many cases (especially with pathogenic organisms) is a compromise between accuracy and speed. The selected characteristics used for identification usually are weighted and are those that have proved to be significant in distinguishing one organism from another.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Box 196, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0312, USA

    Martin Dworkin Professor Dr. (Editor-in-Chief) (Editor-in-Chief)

  2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University Medical School, 299 Campus Drive, Fairchild, D039, Stanford, CA, 94305-5124, USA

    Stanley Falkow

  3. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel

    Eugene Rosenberg

  4. Department of Microbiology, Technical University Munich, 80290, Munich, Germany

    Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  5. DSMZ- German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Mascheroder Weg 1b, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany

    Erko Stackebrandt

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Trüper, H.G., Schleifer, K.H. (2006). Prokaryote Characterization and Identification. In: Dworkin, M., Falkow, S., Rosenberg, E., Schleifer, KH., Stackebrandt, E. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30741-9_4

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