TABLE 2.

Comparative phenotypic and genotypic analysis of the two colonial morphotypes

Analysis method	Result for morphotype
	Large colony	Small colony
Hemolysis on blood agar	Beta-hemolytic	Nonhemolytic
Congo red staining	Dark red	Transparent
Vitek 2	K. varians (“very good ID”)	Kocuria varians (“very good ID”)
API-Staph	Profile: 067330320 (“unacceptable profile”)	Profile: 067130300 (“doubtful profile”)
Fatty acid profile	No good match	S. epidermidis (similarity index = 0.467)
16S ribosomal gene sequencing	S. epidermidis (99% identity)	S. epidermidis (99% identity)