Table 2.
Phenotypic Identification | Genetic Identification |
---|---|
Enterobacter cloacae |
Escherichia coli |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Salmonella enterica |
Staphylococcus spp. |
Enterococcus faecalis |
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci |
Enterococcus faecalis |
Aeromonas hydrophila |
Aeromonas punctata |
Citrobacter freundii |
Citrobacter murliniae |
Enterococcus raffinosus |
Enterococcus avium |
Enterococcus raffinosus |
Enterococcus avium |
Staphylococcus intermedius | Staphylococcus pseudintermedius |
Of the 46 cultured bacterial isolates that were cross-checked using DNA testing to verify identification, discrepancies in the identification of the isolate were present 9 times. The 9 discrepant isolates are listed above. The biochemically-determined taxonomic classification determined by culture phenotype is in the left column, and the molecularly-determined species classification by DNA 16S analysis is in the right column.