TABLE 4.
Comparison of conventional method with RapID CB Plus system for identification of gram-positive bacilli other than Corynebacterium spp.
| Organism | No. of strains
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | Genus level identification | Species level identification | Identified with extra tests | Not identified | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 7 | 7 | |||
| Irregular gram-positive bacilli | |||||
| CDC group F-1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| CDC group G | 1 | 1 | |||
| Actinomyces odontolyticus | 8 | 8 | |||
| A. viscosus | 5 | 5 | |||
| A. israelii | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| A. naeslundii | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arcanobacterium haemolyticum | 1 | 1 | |||
| Brevibacterium sp. (group B) | 3 | 3 | |||
| Brevibacterium casei | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dermabacter hominis | 2 | 2 | |||
| Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae | 2 | 2 | |||
| Rothia sp. | 2 | 2 | |||
| Bacillus sp.a | 10 | 10 | |||
a
Not in RapID CB Plus database.