Table 5.
The number of bacteria samples (%) mistaken for another bacteria species (per row) after 24 and 48 h incubation for all (All) or per specific agar: Liofilchem Chromatic™ MH (LFCA), Flexicult® Vet Scandinavia (FLEX), a custom-made agar (CAVD).
| S. p. | S. aureus | S. felis | S. schleiferi | S. canis | E. coli | E. faecalis | P.aeruginosa | Proteus spp. | C.auriscanis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | 24 h, 48 h | ||
| S. pseudintermedius | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
9.7, 5.9 -, - 16.7, - 5.3, 9.1 |
12.9, - -, - 33.3, - -, - |
74.2, 76.5 -, 50.0 41.7, - 94.7, 90.9 |
3.2, 11.8 -, 33.3 8.3, - -, - |
-, 5.9 -, 16.7 -, - -, - |
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| S. aureus | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
40.8, 28.9 28.6, - 21.1, - 60.9, 56.5 |
40.8, 33.3 57.1, 9.1 42.1, 54.6 34.8, 34.8 |
18.4, 13.3 14.3, - 36.8, 45.5 4.4, 4.4 |
-, 24.4 -, 90.9 -, - -, 4.4 |
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| S. felis * | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
23.5, 81.1 30.0, 100.0 16.7, 67.7 -, 100.0 |
17.7, - 20.0, - -, - 100, - |
11,8, - 20.0, - -, - -, - |
29,4, 18.2 -, - 83.3, 33.3 -,- |
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| S. schleiferi | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
48.8, 63.4 16.7, 18.8 50.0, 80.0 73.3, 80.0 |
19.5, 19.5 58.3, 72.7 7.1, - -, - |
22.0, 17.0 25.0, 9.1 21.4, 20.0 20.0, 20.0 |
9.8, - -, - 21.4, - 6.7, - |
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| S. canis * | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
78.6, 74.1 50.0, 100 70.0, - 100, 100 |
10.7, 25.9 -, - 30.0, 100 -, - |
3.6, - 16.7, - -, - -, - |
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| E. coli | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
16.7, 66.7 -, 100 100, - -, - |
-, 33.3 -, - -, 100 -, - |
16.7, - 100, - -, - -, - |
50.0, - -, - -, - 75.0, - |
16.7, - -, - -, - 25.0, - |
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| E. faecalis | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
86.7, 80.0 100, 80.0 -, - 33.3, - |
13.3, 20.0 -, 20.0 -, - 66.7, - |
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| P. aeruginosa | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
7.7, - 33.3, - -, - -, - |
7.7, - -, - -, - 20.0, - |
15.4, - -, - 40.0, - -, - |
7.7, - -, - -, - 20.0, |
7.7, - -, - 20.0, - -, - |
46.2, 100 66.7, 100 40.0, - 40.0, 100 |
7.7, - -, - -, - 20.0, - |
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| Proteus spp. | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
25.0, - 100, - -, - -, - |
75.0, - -, - 100, - 100, - |
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| C. auriscanis | All LFCA FLEX CAVD |
-, 20.0 -, - -, - -, 50.0 |
100, 80.0 100, 100 100, 100 -, 50.0 |
Example in bold: 5.3% of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (S. p.) misidentifications were classified as S. aureus (CAVD, 24 h).
*
Due to a few empty plates, the sum per row is not 100%.