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. 2013 Oct 23;2(6):953–961. doi: 10.1002/mbo3.138

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.