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. 2014 May;6(5):517–523. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.15

Table 3. Discrepant results between Vitek MS and Vitek 2 ANC card confirmed by 16s rRNA gene sequencing.

Organism identified by DNA sequencing GenBank accession number Identification of isolates by
VITEK 2 ANC card VITEK MS
Parabacteroides goldsteinii KJ130487 No identification No identification
KJ130488 No identification No identification
Anaerococcus tetradius KJ130489 No identification Brevibacillus spp.
Bacteroides stercoris KJ130490 B. thetaiotaomicron B. stercoris
Bacteroides vulgatus KJ101610 B. vulgatus B. eggerthii, B.vulgatus
Clostridium difficile KJ130491 C. difficile, C. bifermentans, or C. sporogenes C. difficile
KJ130492 C. difficile, C. bifermentans, or C. sporogenes C. difficile
KJ130493 C. difficile, C. bifermentans, or C. sporogenes C. difficile

Vitek MS, Vitek mass spectrometry; Vitek 2 ANC card, Vitek 2 anaerobe and Corynebacterium card.