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. 2014 May;6(5):524–533. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.17

Table 2. Discrepancies and errors in routine phenotypic tests and the Vitek® MS system identification.

Gene sequencing identification (≥99% sequence matching) No. of isolates
Vitek® MS identification
Current methods of identification
No identification Misidentification No identification Misidentification
Pseudoxanthomonas Mexicana (n=1) 1 0 0 1a
Staphylococcus pasteuric (n=2) 2 0 2 0
Moraxella osloensis (n=1) 0 0 0 1b
Acinetobacter bouvetii (n=1) 0 0 0 1c
Candida butyri (n=2) 2 0 2 0
Rhodosporidium fluviale (n=1) 0 1d 0 1e
Total (n=8) 5 1 4 4

a, Brevundimonas diminuta; b, Alcaligenes faecalis; c, Acinetobacter lwoffii; d, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa; e, Rhodotorula glutinis.