TABLE 1.
Identification results of nine reference strains of Aeromonas species by two automatic identification systems and MALDI Biotyper system
| Reference Aeromonas strain | Results from MALDI Biotyper system |
Results from Phoenix system |
Results from Vitek 2 system |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromonas sp. | Score | Aeromonas sp. | Identity (%) | Aeromonas sp. | Degree of discriminationa | |
| A. aquariorum MDC47T | A. caviae | 2.085 | A. hydrophila | 99 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
| A. hydrophila subsp. dhakensis LMG 19562 | A. hydrophila | 2.096 | A. hydrophila | 99 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
| A. hydrophila ATCC 7966T | A. hydrophila | 2.203 | A. sobria | 96 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
| A. hydrophila BCRC 16704 | A. hydrophila | 2.228 | A. hydrophila | 99 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
| A. hydrophila BCRC 13881 | A. hydrophila | 2.370 | A. veronii | 97 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
| BCRC 17768 (A. hydrophila subsp. ranae Huys et al., 2003) | A. hydrophila | 2.358 | A. sobria | 96 | A. hydrophila/caviae | LD |
| A. veronii biovar sobria ATCC 9071T | A. veronii | 2.165 | A. sobria | 99 | A. hydrophila/caviae | LD |
| A. caviae ATCC 13136T | A. caviae | 2.290 | A. sobria | 94 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
| A. bestiarum ATCC 13444 | A. bestiarum | 2.160 | A. veronii | 99 | A. hydrophila/caviae | ED |
a
ED, excellent discrimination; LD, low discrimination.