Table 2.
Comparison of 21 randomly selected skin bacterial isolates identified by use of API® strips, MALDI-TOF Biotyper and 16S rRNA gene sequencing
| Isolate no | API® strips identification | MALDI-Biotyper identification | 165 rRNA identification | LMSM Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.N.F2.PG.28.2 | Kocuria sp. | Kocuria rhizophila | Kocuria sp. | |
| 2.N.F3.FG.28.1 | Staphylococcus aureus or epidermidis | Staphylococcus warneri | Staphylococcus aureus or epidermidis | |
| 2.N.F3.PD.37.4 | Proteus mirabilis | Proteus mirabilis | Proteus mirabilis | |
| 2.N.M2.PD.37.4 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | MFP04 |
| 2.S.F1.PD.37.9 | Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus aureus | MFP03 |
| 2.S.F2.0D.37.8 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus capitis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | |
| 2.S.F3.0G.28.7 | Pseudomonas fluorescens | Pseudomonas fluorescens | Pseudomonas fluorescens | MFP05 |
| 3.N.F1.FG.37.2 | Paracoccus yeii or Rhodobacteraceae | Paracoccus yeei | Paracoccus yeii or Rhodobacteraceae | |
| 3.N.F1.0G.37.6 | Micrococcus luteus | Micrococcus luteus | Micrococcus luteus | MFP02 |
| 3.N.F2.FD.37.12 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | |
| 3.N.F2.FG.28.12 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus aureus or epidermidis | |
| 3.N.F2.FG.28.5 | Bacillus cereus | Bacillus cereus | Bacillus cereus | MFP01 |
| 3.N.F2.FG.28.6 | Actinomyces radingae | Microbacterium sp. | Microbacterium testaceum | |
| 3.N.F2.0G.37.2 | Roseomonas sp. | Roseomonas mucosa | Roseomonas sp. | |
| 3.N.F2.0G.37.3 | Brevibacterium sp. | Brevibacterium casei | Brevibacterium linens | |
| 3.N.F3.FG.28.5 | Gemella haemolysans | Staphylococcus capitis | Staphylococcus capitis | |
| 3.N.F3.0G.37.3 | Brevibacterium sp. | Brevibacterium casei | Brevibacterium linens | |
| 3.N.F3.0G.37.7 | Brevibacterium sp. | Brevibacterium casei | Brevibacterium spp. casei | |
| 3.N.F3.PG.37.7 | Micrococcus sp. | Micrococcus luteus | Micrococcus luteus | |
| 3.N.M1.0G.28.1 | Micrococcus luteus | Micrococcus luteus | Micrococcus luteus | |
| 3.N.M1.PD.28.1.2 | Staphylococcus equorum | Staphylococcus equorum | Micrococcus luteus |
Differences are indicated in bold. Five isolates were included in the LMSM bacterial library under references MFP1 to MFP5.