TABLE 1.
Internal validation of the infrared spectral reference database
| L. monocytogenes serovar | No. of strains:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | For which O-somatic antigen (serogroup) correctly identified | For which H-flagellar antigens (serovar)
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| Correctly identified | Misidentified | |||
| 1/2a | 23 | 23 | 21 | 2a |
| 1/2b | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1/2c | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1b |
| 3a | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3b | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 3c | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4a | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4b | 24 | 24 | 22 | 2c |
| 4c | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1c |
| 4d | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4e | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 106 | 106 (100%) | 100 (94.3%) | 5.7 (6%) |
a
Strains misidentified as serovar 1/2c.
b
Strain misidentified as serovar 1/2a.
c
Strain(s) misidentified as serovar 4d.