Which yeast identification system uses chromogenic substrates to assess specific enzyme activity usually detected within 4 hours?

a. Vitek
b. MicroScan
c. API-20C AUX
d. Uni-Yeast-Tek


B
The MicroScan yeast identification panel (Siemens, Deerfield, IL) is a 96-well microtiter plate containing 27 dehydrated substrates; it was introduced as an alternative to the API-20C AUX yeast identification system. It uses chromogenic substrates to assess specific enzyme activity de-tected within 4 hours.

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