TABLE 1.
Comparison of the BBL Crystal and MicroScan systems for the identification of 22 Aeromonas type and reference strains
| Reference strain | BBL Crystal result | MicroScan result |
|---|---|---|
| A. hydrophila CECTc 839Ta | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. bestiarum CECT 4227T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. salmonicida LMGd 13451 | A. hydrophila | V. fluvialis |
| A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida CECT 894T | Vibrio fluvialis | NGb |
| A. salmonicida subsp. masoucida CECT 896 | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. salmonicida subsp. achromogenes CECT 895 | A. hydrophila | Pasteurella multocida |
| A. salmonicida subsp. smithia NCIMB 13210 | Misclassified gram-negative bacilli | P. multocida |
| A. caviae CECT 838T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. media CECT 4232T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. eucrenophila CECT 4224T | A. hydrophila | V. fluvialis |
| A. sobria CECT 4245T | A. veronii | P. multocida |
| A. veronii bv. sobria CECT 4246 | A. sobria | A. hydrophila group |
| A. jandaei CECT 4228T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. veronii bv. veronii CECT 4257T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| Aeromonas sp. (GH11) strain CECT 4253 | V. cholerae | Pseudomonas fluorescens/putida |
| Aeromonas group 501 CECT 5178 | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| Aeromonas group 501 CECT 4254 | Chromobacterium violaceum | V. damsela |
| A. schubertii CECT 4240T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. trota CECT 4255T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. popoffii LMG 17541T | A. hydrophila | V. damsela |
| A. allosaccharophila CECT 4199T | A. hydrophila | A. hydrophila group |
| A. encheleia CECT 4342T | A. hydrophila | V. parahaemolyticus |
a
T, type strain.
b
NG, numerous genera.
c
CECT, Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
d
LMG, Culture Collection of the Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium.