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. 2009 Jul 17;75(18):5809–5813. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00206-09

TABLE 4.

External validation of the IR spectral database for subspecies classificationsa

Biotype
Serotype
ail
Type nref nval Identification (%)
Type nref nval Identification (%)
ail status nref nval Identification (%)
Correct Incorrect Correct Incorrect Correct Incorrect
1A 26 15 100 0 O:3 9 10 99.7 0 Positive 31 26 99.9 0
2 12 16 99.2 0 O:5 12 7 78.3 1.8 Negative 31 25 91.8 1.3
4 9 10 94.2 0 O:9 6 12 99.5 0
Otherb 21 13 88.0 8.5
Total 47 41 98.3 0 Total 48 42 92.5 2.9 Total 62 51 98.5 0.7
a

nref, number of isolates used for reference; nval, number of isolates used for validation.

b

Serotypes other than O:3, O:5, or O:9.